Weather Related Service Updates
August 28, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Update:
Hurricane Katrina has shown sustained winds of 160 mph, making it a category 5 storm. At 7 a.m. ET, the storm was around 250 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The hurricane center warned it could come ashore early Monday morning with a storm surge of up to 25 feet and douse the Gulf Coast with up to 15 inches of rain in some areas.
President Bush has declared a state of emergency for Louisiana. In New Orleans, residents have begun evacuation procedures. Storm preparations continue for Gulf Coast residents in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
South Florida District
All mail processing plants resumed operations and drop shipments Friday at 3 p.m.
All retail units in ZIP Codes 330, 331 and 332 normally open Saturdays are operational, but many sites are still without power. Generators have been deployed to those sites, but retail services will be limited.
Mail delivery is underway throughout the South Florida District.
All other Districts are fully operational at this time.
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