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Stand in the gulf of mexico, a terrifying sight for people waking up this morning, especially if you decided to ride out the storm. now is the time to shelter in place and look after each other because the weather will deteriorate quickly. we all know that. anywhere water touches, whether it's from the sky or from the ocean below, will be impacted by this particular storm. a very sobering statement from the governor of louisiana stating that this could potentially be the most powerful hurricane to strike louisiana since the 1850s. that is incredible. some benchmark storms here, of course, katr...

The system was structured around a category 3. so we may see some overtipping of levees and the gates well engineered. the corps of engineers have done a superb job with that. anything built by man can be destroyed by mother nature. so everybody needs to keep their heads up, stay alert, follow the news because there will be some -- there will be flooding. it's a function of not much and where. there will be flooding in south louisiana. >> you make the point, there is no predicting exactly what's coming, but there is preparation. you were praised for your team's response to hurricane katrina wh...

Alabama, mississippi, louisiana as well, and all this moisture is going to travel north. this will be well inland, places that get heavy tropical rainfall. >> i want to that tap into your expertise. you were part of this award-winning team that made critical repair to new orleans after hurricane katrina. what is your assessment of the levees now looking at what's in front of you? >> yeah, really looking at some of this, it's about the levees. i want to go back to the storm surge map, and it really is outside that risk reduction system. think about the protection that we have in some of these a...

Ride out superstorm sandy a couple years ago, they were without power for two weeks. they tried to catch a flight yesterday morning, but everything was booked up. they thought they had more time. so a lot of people coming out to bourbon street, gambled, and they lost. they will be here riding out the storm in their hotel or they may be eventually evacuated to a shelter. christi, phil. >> things just moving so fast right now. nadia romero, thank you so much. 16 years ago today katrina left devastation, destruction all in its wake. local officials insist the region is far more prepared this ti...

Homes. >> katrina, hey, i had to stand in the water and slept on a bridge for two days. >> fema trucks and generators are in the area as well. take a look there. the national guard has also been deployed. earlier this morning we spoke to local leaders who say people who stayed behind may have a long wait if they need help. >> we will have search and rescue immediately, but it's one road in, and that road often gets flooded over and is impassable. so it's a very difficult search and rescue mission for us. >> cnn meteorologist allison chinchar with us now. and this is important because we've got...