Pics before Katrina hits New Orleans

[Tom C]

I know this is a koi message board, but I was sent these pictures to post for all to see of Katrina before it hit. I have to say they are breath taking.

[koifishgirl]

Thanks Tom for posting for me, maybe one day I can get you to teach me so I wont have to get others to do it for me.

[Tom C]

A few more pictures.

[Tom C]

A few more.

[Valarc]

Wow... just wow....

Breathtaking pictures, kfg.

[kgt1223]

Whoa!!!!!!!

[koifishgirl]

These pics were taken by a counterpart that works with my boyfriend that lives in the Big E, he left and is ok, but could you believe those clouds, It would have scared me to death, on of them is a funnel cloud close to the ground, the clouds looks to mean for me.

[junglegeorge12]

someone posted those on koichat and later said they were of supercells in another part of the world, not sure who to believe, here is a real pic of the storm to help put things in perspective

[kingkong]

I have never seen anything like that cloud formation with a up-coming hurricane. I too would like to think those are pics of a Supercell or "Mesocyclone". Very powerful looking ultimate storms.

[koifishgirl]

I can assure you this pics were taken by a bellsouth claims rep, that lives there. Im sure these pics have been sent all over the place. I did not take these pics and I dont know who is else is claiming to have taken them but, I do trust the source.