There is an interesting article in the Houston Chronicle a few years back. FEMA warned in mid 2001 that a hurricane in New Orleans as among the "three likeliest, most castastrophic disasters facing this country." The other two: A terrorist attack in New York, and a major earthquake in San Francisco. So that is two out of three now. Scary.

http://www.hurricane.lsu.edu/_in_the_news/houston.htm

Good luck Lectric. I'm sorry you are going to be there for this; it may be the worst natural disaster in American history.