Gumbo Huey P. Long Mardi GrasPetrochemical Plant Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino Offshore Rig 3 rd National Surface Transportation Weather Symposium, July.

Gumbo

Huey P. Long

Mardi Gras Petrochemical Plant

Beau RivageHotel and Casino

Offshore Rig

3rd National Surface Transportation Weather Symposium, July 25-27, 2007

Premiere Sheraton HotelTysons Corner, Vienne, Virginia:

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U.S. Dept. of CommerceNational Oceanic andAtmospheric AdministrationNational Weather ServiceNew Orleans/Baton RougeWeather Forecast Office62300 Airport RoadSlidell, Louisiana 70460www.srh.noaa.gov/[email protected](985) 649-0357Fax 649-2907

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Resultant weather eventand related incident

Stats from Katrina

Headline: Hurricane Katrina…A mostpowerful hurricane with unprecedentedstrength rivaling the intensity of HurricaneCamille of 1969.1. Most of the area will be unstable for weeks and longer.2. Half well constructed homes will have roof failure.3. Wood framed apartment low rise buildings will bedestroyed and concrete block low rise apartment buildings will sustain damage.4.Majority of industrial buildings will become non functional including wall failure.5. High rise office and apartment buildings will sway dangerously with a few to the point of collapse. Allwindows will blow out.6. Airborne debris will be widespread, may include household appliances, and even light vehicles. Sport vehicles and trucks will be moved.7. Persons, pets, and livestock exposed to winds willface certain death if struck.8. Power outage will last for weeks. Water shortage willmake human suffering incredible by modern standards.Native trees will be snapped or uprooted...

Per Ezra Boyd, Graduate Research Assistant LSU Hurricane Public Health Center, as of the 1464 deceased Louisiana victims (August 2, 2006, Louisiana Family Assistance Center) of which 1118 perished within Louisiana, 875 were recovered and examined by the Medical Examiner’s Office. One third of the fatalities were due to direct exposure to flood water. The remaining two thirds: some victims had unmet basic needs such as starvation, dehydration, stroke, heart attack, and violence. For others the cause resulted from long term displacement such as accidents and long term medical conditions.

Brenda Tillman, MSM, HR, MA, Counseling Leadership from the Readiness Group International, LLC, defines stress as a state of physical and emotional activation in response to a perceived threat, challenge, or change. The related response are three “Fs,” fight, flight, or freeze. Check physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavior signs and symptoms.

Following most major weather related events, it is human to go through a period of stress. In my opinion, our weather messages are continuous.

In assessing our agency’s “All Hazard Weather Dissemination” needs:

• More collaborative research is required to get “All Hazard Messages” to the nth user and the public for economic, environmental, safety and security purposes

• New technologies and education programs are required such as those that deliver information to personal electronic devices/accessories, signage at malls & stores, neighborhood billboards, smoke detectors, paper product holders, and message kiosks

• Major campaigns and outreach has to be launched and prioritized to insure public and user preparedness

• Law enforcement and emergency responders, partnering and working in unison with the “All Hazard Messenger,” must collectively deliver the mission and insure the safety of the user and public

• All hazard messages and graphics must be tailored to address the user and the public specific needs and requirements

This publication was written in 1915. The information on these two pages talks about refugees and homeless as a result of the great flood of 1912 along the Mississippi River. The name of the publication is “the National Duty, Mississippi River Flood Problem, how it can be prevented” by John A. Fox prepared in 1915 for the Mississippi River Levee Association. Did “History Repeat Itself?”

Homeless Refugees

Contraflow

Contraflow

Helicopterevacuation

Last resort sheltering

Last resort shelter

WFO LIX Office

Louisiana 1 (Energy Corridor)

Last resort sheltering

Our agency’s missionary concern links the economy,environment, saving life and property.

Our screaming message has to leverage binding and lasting relationships!