Here's a warning from LA in regards to flooding from Hurricane Katrina. The bolded type I thought was rather interesting and its definately not something you hear everyday...
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS-BATON ROUGE LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1140 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 1137 AM CDT...WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PARISHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE PONCHARTRAIN IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA...AS WELL AS IN PORTIONS OF PLAQUEMINES PARISH. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THOSE SEEKING REFUGE IN ATTICS AND ROOF-TOPS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY TOOLS FOR SURVIVAL. FOR EXAMPLE...THOSE GOING INTO ATTICS SHOULD TRY TO TAKE AN AXE OR HATCHET WITH THEM SO THEY CAN CUT THEIR WAY ONTO THE ROOF TO AVOID DROWNING SHOULD RISING FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE ATTIC.
RESCUE MAY NOT COME UNTIL THE STRONG WINDS ABATE AS DANGEROUS
HURRICANE KATRINA MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.
Thought it was worth an archive...
