| 8/23/2005 | Tropical Depression 12 develops about 175 miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center issues NWS Advisory 1. "A tropical storm or hurricane watch may be required for portions of southern Florida later tonight." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/24/2005 | NWS Advisory 3A notes that tropical depression 12 remains a threat to portions of the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/24/2005 | NWS Advisory 4 notes that a tropical depression that threatens Florida is now tropical storm Katrina. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | HOT | |
| 8/25/2005 | NWS Advisory 8 notes that "Katrina gradually strengthening as it moves slowly westward across the Florida Straits toward Southeast Florida." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/25/2005 | Mayor Nagin receives a call from Donald Trump Sr. expressing his desire to build a $400 million 70 story hotel/condominium in New Orleans. [T.E.*] | Nagin | Book | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/25/2005 | The NHC elevates the tropical storm to a hurricane named Katrina. [As provided by a timeline submitted to the Committee.] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/25/2005 | The National Hurricane Center (NHC), for the first time, reports that some models show Katrina coming ashore “between Mobile, Alabama, and Grand Isle, Louisiana.” Katrina, still about 15 miles east of Florida, is expected to gradually strengthen once in the Gulf of Mexico. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/25/2005 | Katrina makes landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/25/2005 | NWS Advisory 9A notes, "Eye of Katrina currently making landfall between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach with 80 mph winds." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/25/2005 | NWS Advisory 10 notes, "Eye of Katrina moving southwestward across Miami-Dade County." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Governor Blanco issues Proclamation No. 48 KBB declaring a State of Emergency due to Hurricane Katrina. | Blanco | Other | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Governor Blanco, through this date, plans to attend a Governor's Association Conference in Atlanta. The path of Katrina had not yet shifted to threaten Louisiana | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Hurricane Katrina "emerges off the southwestern coast of Florida over the Gulf of Mexico…" | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Katrina, still moving westward, is elevated to a Category 2 hurricane by the NHC noting that the storm "could become a category 3 or major hurricane on Saturday." | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | NWS Advisory 13 notes, "Katrina rapidly strengthening as it moves slowly westward away from south Florida and the Florida Keys." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | National Hurricane Center officials state in a video teleconference that their models predict a shift in Katrina's path west "towards New Orleans." Prior models had predicted a possible landfall in the Florida Panhandle. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | HOT | |
| 8/26/2005 | Marty Bahamonde, FMEA Public Affairs Officer, is assigned to work in advance of Hurricane Katrina. [Time is not specified.] | Bahamonde | Transcript | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco declares a State of Emergency and activates the National Guard. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour declares a State Emergency and activates the National Guard. [T.E.*] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | National Hurricane Center issues an official forecast shifting Katrina's track 170 miles west, predicting a Category 4 hurricane striking the Mississippi coast near the Alabama border with landfall expected on Monday, August 29. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | The Louisiana Emergency Operations Center holds its first conference call regarding Katrina. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | NHC issues a forecast shifting the track of the storm farther west and predicting a possible strike at or near the Louisiana and Mississippi border. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | NWS Advisory 15 notes, "Stubborn Katrina continues toward the west-southwest…expected to become an intense hurricane in the central Gulf of Mexico." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/26/2005 | Governor Blanco and LOHSEP conduct a conference call regarding the possibility of a hurricane strike. Blanco also speaks to State Police Superintendent Whitehorn about contraflow planning and calls Governor Barbour about evacuation plans. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The NHC issues a forecast stating that Katrina is a Category 3 hurricane and predicts a direct hit on New Orleans. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | NWS Advisory 16 notes, "Katrina has become a major hurricane with 115 mph winds." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | FEMA HQ begins 24-hour operations in Washington, DC. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The National Weather Service, in a teleconference, informs Louisiana state and local officials that the probable path of the storm is "smack dab through the metropolitan New Orleans area." | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Governor Blanco participates in a conference call with LOHSEP led by Colonel Jeff Smith re: evacuation plans. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | In a conference call managed by LOHSEP, Mayor Nagin worries about the panic that might be created if state and local officials call for a mandatory evacuation. | Zwerdling | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | Preparedness | |
| 8/27/2005 | Phase I of the Louisiana Emergency Evacuation Plan begins where citizens in coastal areas, south of the Intracoastal Waterway, are advised to evacuate 50 hours before a Category 3 or stronger hurricane hits. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | ADCIRC runs a computer simulation of the impact of Katrina and the model predicts flooding in the area east of the Industrial Canal from overtopping of the levees | van Heerden | Book | Click Here | Levees | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The first explicit mention of a storm threat to New Orleans and the State of Louisiana is issued in NWS Advisory 17: "A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the southeastern Coast of Louisiana east of Morgan City to the mouth of the Pearl River." The NWS Advisory also notes that Katrina is a Category Three hurricane. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | HOT | |
| 8/27/2005 | The National Weather Service in New Orleans issues an inland hurricane wind watch for lower southeast Louisiana including the New Orleans metropolitan area…Hurricane Katrina…is expected to slowly intensify over the next 24 hours. | National Weather Service | Other | Click Here | Levees | Meteorology | |
| 8/27/2005 | In a conference call managed by LOHSEP, concern is expressed about emergency shelters for people with medical needs. There is also concern about obtaining enough generators for those on dialysis and respirators. | Zwerdling | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | Preparedness | |
| 8/27/2005 | Governor Blanco requests a declaration of emergency for Louisiana under the Stafford Act. President Bush issues the declaration the next day. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Phase II of the Evacuation Plan is initiated where additional geographic areas are advised to evacuate. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Mayor Nagin, in a joint press conference with Governor Blanco, declares a state of emergency and announces he will issue a voluntary evacuation order. He also announces that the Superdome will open at 8:00 AM on Sunday as a special-needs shelter. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Governor Blanco attends a press conference with Mayor Nagin, Jefferson Parish President Broussard and others to urge evacuation in advance of the storm. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The Louisiana Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge goes to 24 hour operations. (LOHSEP) | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | HHS has a telephone conversation (and later exchanges internal emails) with Dr. Roseanne Pratts, Louisiana Department of Emergency Preparedness. HHS offers transportation for hospital patients but Dr. Pratts declines the offer. | Lipton | Web Page | Click Here | Evacuation | HOT | |
| 8/27/2005 | Governor Blanco meets Mayor Nagin in his office to discuss hurricane planning. During the meeting, Governor Blanco receives a call from the White House. [T.E.*] | Nagin | Book | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Michael Brown exchanges emails with the Florida Emergency Management director noting how the storm "has me really worried." | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | NWS Advisory 18 notes that a Hurricane Warning will likely be issued later tonight or early tomorrow for the Northern Gulf Coast. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The final phase of the Louisiana Emergency Evacuation Plan is initiated and contra-flow evacuation by highway begins. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Nagin, Blanco, Barbour, and Bush declare a state of emergency. | van Heerden | Book | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Governor Blanco conducts a conference call with state officials to prepare for the impending storm. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Governor Blanco, hearing of a large assembly of people at a ballpark that afternoon, instructs her Assistant Chief of Staff Johnny Anderson to call African American ministers to ask their parishioners to evacuate in advance of the storm. [T.E.*] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The National Weather Service advises the City of New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness that the levees could be overtopped. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Levees | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Sharon Worthy sends email with Michael Brown's schedule of media appearances for Sunday, August 28th. | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | In a series of calls, NHC Director Max Mayfield briefs Governor Blanco, Mayor Nagin, and Governor Barbour about Katrina's potential impact. Late evening traffic from Louisiana's evacuation into Mississippi subsides, allowing Mississippi to issue mandatory evacuations for three coastal counties. [See also Hearing: The Role of Governors.] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Mayor Nagin consults attorneys about city liability should he order a mandatory evacuation, according to Michael Brown. [ Exact time and date not stated.] | Brown | Book | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Marty Bahamonde, arrives in New Orleans and works from the New Orleans Emergency Operation Center, just blocks from the Superdome. He is the only FEMA employee in the city until Tuesday morning. | Bahamonde | Transcript | Click Here | HOT | FEMA | |
| 8/27/2005 | Mayor Nagin calls Governor Blanco and tells her he will order a mandatory evacuation the next morning. The Governor offers to join him at the press conference. [T.E.*] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | In a conference call managed by LOHSEP, Governor Blanco expresses heightened concern about the impending storm and believes 100% evacuation will be needed in low lying areas. | Zwerdling | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | Preparedness | |
| 8/27/2005 | The NHC issues its first official storm-surge forecast, predicting flooding of 15-20 feet above normal tides and locally as high as 25 feet. The NHC issues a Hurricane Warning for the north-central Gulf Coast from Morgan City, LA. eastward to the Alabama-Florida border, including the City of New Orleans. Hurricane force winds are expected within 24 hours. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | NWS Advisory 19 notes that a Hurricane Warning has been issued for the North Central Gulf Coast, an area that includes New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the next 24 hours in the affected area. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | The Federal Register publishes a Presidential declaration of an emergency under the Stafford Act for the State of Louisiana. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | Mississippi requests that President Bush declare an emergency under the Stafford Act in advance of Hurricane Katrina. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/27/2005 | In a Press Release, the President declares an emergency exists in Louisiana and authorizes FEMA to act under the Stafford Act. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Bahamonde of FEMA emails Passey and others about the need for the medical team to arrive this night since the Superdome already has 12,000 people. He says arrival on Tuesday will be "too late" for some. [Doc date is wrong. Appears altered.] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | DOT staff at the NRCC calls DOT's Emergency Transportation Center and informs them of a possible need for 500 vehicles for evacuation. This information is relayed to Landstar Express, an independent contractor. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - U.S. Senate | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | The Federal Register publishes a Presidential declaration of an emergency under the Stafford Act for the State of Alabama. [Time not noted.] | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | The Federal Register publishes a Presidential declaration of an emergency under the Stafford Act for the State of Mississippi. [Time not noted.] | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Governor Blanco requests that President Bush declare an expedited major disaster for Louisiana under the Stafford Act. [Time not noted.] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Mississippi requests that President Bush declare a major disaster under the Stafford Act. [Time not noted.] | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | President Bush issues federal emergency declarations for Mississippi and Alabama and declares Florida a federal disaster area. Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana Governors request Presidential Major Disaster Declarations. The Declarations are signed the next day. [Time not noted.] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | NHC issues a Special Advisory: "Katrina Strengthens to Category 4 with 145 mph winds." | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | NWS Advisory 20 notes that Katrina is now a Category Four storm with winds of 145 mph. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | NWS Advisory 21 contains the first mention of the State of Mississippi and notes that isolated tornadoes will be possible Sunday evening in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Mayor Nagin participates in a conference call between city and state officials about evacuation plans. [See also Nagin.] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - U.S. Senate | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Governor Blanco appears on Good Morning America (and other news programs) to advise residents to evacuate. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | The NHC issues a Special Advisory stating that Katrina is "now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane" with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | NWS Advisory 22 notes that Katrina is now a potentially catastrophic Category Five storm with maximum sustained winds of near 160 mph. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | HOT | |
| 8/28/2005 | A status report conference call is held by LOHSEP. Colonel Jeff Smith warns workers to get enough rest so they can properly execute their duties during the impending crisis. | Zwerdling | Transcript | Click Here | Evacuation | Preparedness | |
| 8/28/2005 | The Superdome is opened as a "special-needs" shelter. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marty Bahamonde meets with city employees at the Emergency Operation Center to plan for the hurricane strike. [Time not specified.] | Bahamonde | Transcript | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | President Bush calls Governor Blanco and urges a mandatory evacuation by the state. | Rove | Book | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | President Bush calls Governor Blanco and asks her about evacuation efforts in New Orleans. Bush tells Blanco to call Mayor Nagin and tell him to order an evacuation. Blanco also tells Bush she has received everything she needs from the federal government. | Bush | Book | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Mayor Nagin orders a mandatory evacuation of Orleans Parish. He appears with Governor Blanco at a press conference where both officials emphasize the need to evacuate. [See also Nagin.] | Nagin | Video | Click Here | Evacuation | | |
| 8/28/2005 | The NHC increases its storm surge forecast to 18 to 22 feet above normal tide levels and locally as high as 28 feet. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | HOT | Meteorology | |
| 8/28/2005 | During a daily video teleconference with the President and other emergency agencies, NHC Director Max Mayfield states, "I don't think any model can tell you with any confidence right now whether the levees will be topped or not, but that's obviously a very, very grave concern." FEMA's Michael Brown says, "Just keep jamming those lines full as much as you can with commodities." | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | HOT | Levees | |
| 8/28/2005 | Michael Brown briefs President Bush, Michael Chertoff, and others on the danger of the impending storm. President Bush does not ask any questions, but he assures Brown that the Federal government will offer whatever aid is necessary. | AP | Video | Click Here | HOT | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | During a video teleconference call, Karl Rove hears praise from Louisiana officials for the federal government's preparations for Hurricane Katrina. | Rove | Book | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | President Bush, contrary to normal practice, participates in a FEMA video teleconference in order to underscore his concern about the storm. There is no prediction that the levees might breach. | Bush | Book | Click Here | Levees | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | President Bush, from his ranch at Crawford Texas, discusses federal government preparations for Hurricane Katrina with the press. The President notes that he signed disaster declarations for Louisiana and Mississippi. | Bush | Press Release | Click Here | Preparation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | The Superdome is opened as a "refuge of last resort" for the general population. [See also 8/28/2005 8:00 AM.] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Thousands of people have arrived at the Superdome and entry lines wrap around the building. At some point during the day, Terry Ebbert, the city's Homeland Security Director, tells employees to take toilet paper and any other commodities to the Superdome. | Bahamonde | Transcript | Click Here | Preparation | FEMA | |
| 8/28/2005 | The Coast Guard relocates its headquarters outside the expected landfall area and prepositions personnel and response assets. [T.E.*] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Louis Armstrong Airport is closed to commercial traffic. [See also L.A. TImes.] [T.E.*] | | Pamphlet | Click Here | Transportation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Murphy Oil evacuates its facilities in St. Bernard Parish. One oil tank is not filled with water prior to the evacuation. As a result, it will eventually spill its contents in Meraux when the storm hits. | Brinkley | Book | Click Here | Infrastructure | FEMA | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marcia St. Martin of the Sewerage and Water Board calls the EPA and informs them that the Board anticipates diverting untreated sewage into the Mississippi River in preparation for Hurricane Katrina. [T.E.*] | Nagin | Book | Click Here | FEMA | | |
| 8/28/2005 | NHC issues first its official forecast addressing levees in New Orleans: "Some of the levees in the greater New Orleans area could be overtopped." | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Meteorology | HOT | |
| 8/28/2005 | NWS Advisory 24 notes "preparations to protect life and property should be completed by this evening." The storm is approximately 150 south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The advisory also notes, "Coastal Storm Surge Flooding of 18 to 22 feet above normal tide levels...Locally as high as 28 feet...Some levees in the greater New Orleans area could be overtopped..." | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | The National Weather Service, expecting Hurricane Katrina to strike the metro area head on, warns of total destruction to the city including collapsed buildings, failure of high-rise office structures, and power outages that may last for weeks. | National Weather Service | Other | Click Here | HOT | Meteorology | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marty Bahamonde sends email to Michael Heath informing him there are about 2,000 people at the Superdome and 300 people with special needs. The oxygen supply for special needs patients is reported to be dangerously low. [Doc date is wrong. Appears Altered.] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | Healthcare | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marty Bahamonde sends an email to David Passey re: 2,000 already at the Superdome and low supplies of oxygen. [Altered?] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | Healthcare | |
| 8/28/2005 | Mayor Nagin participates in a press conference where citizens are urged to continue their evacuation. | Nagin | Book | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Blanco announces that contraflow highway evacuation in Louisiana has ended. | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Report | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marty Bahamonde sends email to FEMA staff re: worsening weather conditions at the Superdome. "This is going to get ugly real fast." [Altered?] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marty Bahamonde sends email to fellow FEMA employee Deborah Wing that Superdome is the only available shelter and that more people will be arriving. [Altered?] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Marty Bahamonde of FEMA is at the Superdome for interviews and later meets with the National Guard who tell him that 360,000 MREs will arrive that evening. [T.E.*] | Bahamonde | Transcript | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | David Passey of FEMA sends email warning that FEMA "may feel the effects" of the large number of people at the Superdome (25,000). Passey details oxygen needs as well as anticipated delivery of water and MREs. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | Healthcare | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | David Passey begins an email chain re: "Potential Hot Issue." Passey tells other FEMA officials that 25,000 are at the Superdome, oxygen supplies are low, and some people require medical attention. The memo notes that water and MRE's are due to arrive soon. [Altered?] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | HOT | |
| 8/28/2005 | Michael Lowder sends email to other FEMA and HHS officials discussing a "turf war" among federal officials. | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Governor Blanco and state officials conduct a conference call on the status of the impending storm. [T.E.*] | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Transcript | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Most citizens have evacuated the City of New Orleans but twenty thousand have taken shelter in the Superdome. A dawn to dusk curfew goes into effect. | Nagin | Book | Click Here | Evacuation | FEMA | |
| 8/28/2005 | According to Michael Brown, an empty Amtrak train leaves New Orleans that could have aided evacuation efforts. | Brown | Book | Click Here | Evacuation | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | President Bush gives notice to Alabama that FEMA will coordinate disaster relief under the Stafford Act. | Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina | Report | Click Here | - | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | Deborah Wing assures fellow FEMA official Cindy Taylor that the DMAT Team at the Superdome has "tremendous" experience in disaster response. [Altered?] | Brown | Email | Click Here | FEMA | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | NWS Advisory 25 notes that the storm is about 170 miles south-southeast of New Orleans and about 105 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. | National Hurricane Center | Web Page | Click Here | Meteorology | - | |
| 8/28/2005 | A FEMA medical team arrives at Camp Beauregard in Louisiana but is unable to reach New Orleans due to the storm. | Bahamonde | Transcript | Click Here | FEMA | Healthcare | |
