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The prediction warned of Katrina having "unprecedented strength," and said that widespread property and infrastructure damage was likely.

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Jan. 24-30 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925 RIGBY — An ordinance was passed by the Rigby City Council regarding dogs and rabies, The Rigby Star reported on Jan. 25, 1917. The paper said Marshal Coucher had been a “busy […]

The Advocate on Robert Ricks Jr., a National Weather Service retiree: It’s 2021, so let’s put aside the debate about the growing power of federal bureaucrats and salute a civil servant for a job well done. Most folks probably never heard of Robert Ricks Jr., who spent 30 years crafting forecasts for the National Weather Service. He retired last month. His most memorable forecast, his masterpiece, was issued at 10:11 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina was making its assault on New Orleans. “Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks … perhaps longer,” was his most star...

Robert Ricks poses outside of the National Weather Service with a plaque he received  from the U.S. Department of Commerce for his 30 years of service, in Slidell, La., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Ricks is retiring after 30 years of with the National Weather Service. He participated in forecasts on 25 hurricanes that affected southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, from Andrew through Zeta. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER