As Of 8 AM CDT

...More bits and pieces of interest to Mercy Ships and Caribbean Mercy crew....

• From WKRG-Mobile: the Bankhead Tunnel is closed. Tornadoes on the ground in Baldwin and other area counties. Mandatory evacuations in southern Mobile County and "strongly urged" for the northern part. Wind gusts of 113mph recorded in Pascagoula before 7:30 am CDT.
• From AP: The Port of Mobile was locked down at 2 am and all deep draft vessels have evacuated the port. The only vessels remaining are two dredges and three cargo ships (one of which, as with Hurricane Dennis, is the Caribbean Mercy).
  

• From FOX affiliates - The pumping system in New Orleans is now off. Water in the French Quarter at 7:46 am CDT is ankle deep and slowly rising. Sheets of plywood are flying through the air and smashing windows.