Katrina Update For Mercy Ships & Caribbean Mercy Crew

Just passing along the tidbits....

• From NHC: Official landfall at 6:10 am CDT around Grand Isle, LA, as a strong Category Four
• From AP: The storm shifted slightly east towards MS at the last moment, and electricity did not go out in New Orleans until around 5 am CDT
  
• From WeatherUnderground.com: A buoy 70 miles south of Dauphin Island, Alabama reported a 47 foot wave at 5 am CDT
  
• From FOX affiliates in Mobile & New Orleans: The storm surge does not appear to be flooding Alabama much yet, but in the next half hour (7:30--8:00 CDT) the storm's effects on New Orleans will intensify.
  
• From WLOX-Gulfport: Management at Marine Life (remember them? the scuzzy ghetto-Sea-World thing right near our dock?) moved three resident dolphins into the Gulfport Best Western hotel pool Sunday afternoon. Heh.