TO THE WEATHER OFFICE, WE KNEW THIS STORM HAD THE POTENTIAL TO DO MAJOR DAMAGE. "This one-is going to deliver hell," said Randall (Randy) Helmick, Entergy's storm boss and vice president of transmission. The entire Gulf Coast region watched in nervous anticipation last August as Hurricane Katrina edged closer to New Orleans. Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana had been monitoring up-to-the-minute forecasts around the clock. On Aug. 28, 2005, when wind speeds had reached Category 5, New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana began bracing for impact from what looked like the "Mother of All Storms."
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