CNN breaking -- tornado on ground northwest of NOLA, near Gonzales

[highplainsdem]

Editing to add that Gonzales is about halfway between NOLA and Baton Rouge.

[mattclearing]

1. The attorney general, or is that a town? n/t

[highplainsdem]

3. LOL. Just edited my first post to give more info on the town's location.

[mattclearing]

5. Just making sure I didn't get my hopes up. n/t

[Mr_Spock]

7. Alberto is spinning around and around...

saying "yeah, I'm used to spinning stuff, no biggie"

[6000eliot]

12. Like the witch in "The Wizard of Oz?"

[Mr_Spock]

13. Yeah, kinda like that!

:D

[jilln]

2. it's a town, and it's where they set up the emergency animal shelter

with thousands of animals saved from katrina there right now

[highplainsdem]

6. Praying they'll all be safe.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Oh no

[A-Possum]

14. Animals and volunteers there w/o serious protection...praying

They are in the barn. I don't even believe in god but I'm praying anyway.

[justiceischeap]

15. No protection other than 18 wheelers

Which is no protection at all.

[Field Of Dreams]

4. What another DU'er said...

This is turning into a bad game of Sim City ...

with Bush and other idiots at the keyboard.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. ayuh. I think I agree, Look for a giant robot to descend on us any day now

[jsamuel]

10. .

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[realFedUp]

11. Simmers.....doncha just hate it when they shake their fists and swear

at you....Bush has got a bad case of Sims right now.

[Feron]

16. Hopefully it touched down in an unpopulated area...

I just hope my friends in B.R. area stay safe. :(