Friday, September 09, 2005
Katrina Timeline
ThinkProgress has a Katrina timeline. Here are the highlights. The linked version has the details and references.
GOV. KATHLEEN BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA GULF COAST STATES REQUEST TROOP ASSISTANCE FROM PENTAGON GOV. HALEY BARBOUR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MISSISSIPPI 5AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE GOV. BLANCO ASKS BUSH TO DECLARE FEDERAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARED, DHS AND FEMA GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO KATRINA 2AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE 7AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MORNING — LOUISIANA NEWSPAPER SIGNALS LEVEES MAY GIVE 9:30 AM CDT — MAYOR NAGIN ISSUES FIRST EVER MANDATORY EVACUATION OF NEW ORLEANS 4PM CDT — NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES SPECIAL HURRICANE WARNING AFTERNOON — BUSH, BROWN, CHERTOFF WARNED OF LEVEE FAILURE BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DIRECTOR LATE PM — REPORTS OF WATER TOPPLING OVER LEVEE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 EVACUEES GATHER AT SUPERDOME WITH ROUGHLY 36 HOURS WORTH OF FOOD 7AM CDT — KATRINA MAKES LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE 8AM CDT — MAYOR NAGIN REPORTS THAT WATER IS FLOWING OVER LEVEE MORNING — BUSH CALLS SECRETARY CHERTOFF TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION 10:30AM CDT — MICHAEL BROWN FINALLY REQUESTS THAT DHS DISPATCH 1,000 EMPLOYEES TO REGION, GIVES THEM TWO DAYS TO ARRIVE LATE MORNING — LEVEE BREACHED 11AM CDT — BUSH VISITS ARIZONA RESORT TO PROMOTE MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT 4PM CDT — BUSH TRAVELS TO CALIFORNIA SENIOR CENTER TO DISCUSS MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT 8PM CDT — RUMSFELD ATTENDS SAN DIEGO PADRES BASEBALL GAME 11AM CDT — BUSH SPEAKS ON IRAQ AT NAVAL BASE CORONADO MIDDAY — CHERTOFF FINALLY BECOMES AWARE THAT LEVEE HAS FAILED PENTAGON CLAIMS THERE ARE ENOUGH NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN REGION MASS LOOTING REPORTED, SECURITY SHORTAGE CITED U.S.S. BATAAN SITS OFF SHORE, VIRTUALLY UNUSED 2PM CDT — PRESIDENT BUSH PLAYS GUITAR WITH COUNTRY SINGER MARK WILLIS BUSH RETURNS TO CRAWFORD FOR FINAL NIGHT OF VACATION TENS OF THOUSANDS TRAPPED IN SUPERDOME; CONDITIONS DETERIORATE PRESIDENT BUSH FINALLY ORGANIZES TASK FORCE TO COORDINATE FEDERAL RESPONSE JEFFERSON PARISH EMERGENCY DIRECTOR SAYS FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY GONE 80,000 BELIEVED STRANDED IN NEW ORLEANS 3,000 STRANDED AT CONVENTION CENTER WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR ENTIRE GULF COAST 4PM CDT — BUSH GIVES FIRST MAJOR ADDRESS ON KATRINA 7PM CDT — CONDOLEEZZA RICE TAKES IN A BROADWAY SHOW 8PM CDT — FEMA DIRECTOR BROWN CLAIMS SURPRISE OVER SIZE OF STORM 7AM CDT — BUSH CLAIMS NO ONE EXPECTED LEVEES TO BREAK CONDOLEEZZA RICE VISITS U.S. OPEN STILL NO COMMAND AND CONTROL ESTABLISHED 2PM CDT — MAYOR NAGIN ISSUES “DESPERATE SOS” TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 2PM CDT — MICHAEL BROWN CLAIMS NOT TO HAVE HEARD OF REPORTS OF VIOLENCE NEW ORLEANS “DESCEND[S] INTO ANARCHY” CONDOLEEZZA RICE GOES SHOE SHOPPING MICHAEL BROWN FINALLY LEARNS OF EVACUEES IN CONVENTION CENTER ROVE-LED CAMPAIGN TO BLAME LOCAL OFFICIALS BEGINS 9:35AM CDT — BUSH PRAISES MICHAEL BROWN BUSH VISIT GROUNDS FOOD AID LEVEE REPAIR WORK ORCHESTRATED FOR PRESIDENT’S VISIT 12PM CDT — BUSH “SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE” SENIOR BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL LIES TO WASHINGTON POST, CLAIMS GOV. BLANCO NEVER DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY 9AM CDT — BUSH BLAMES STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS
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