11 AM update does not bode well for La. With a category 4 storm increasing
forward movement to 17 mph will only add to the destruction...

Less rain but more damage from increase forward speed along with 140 mph or so
winds.

Went through this same scenario with Hugo in '89. Cat. 4 135 mph. forward speed
was 21 mph. Many of you older folks will recall the destruction was extensive
from Charleston to Charlotte which is 200 miles inland. Took 3-4 years to
recover. Godspeed to the folks in La. especially after what happened in '05.