NOAA: New Orleans at risk from Cat. 2 hurricane
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080615/capt.77855319cf7e42f385dfba3cf9fe4724.severe_weather_midwest_flooding_repaying_the_favor_iasw105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Qwytacz2iagHYpu23Lsr0g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rick Hobson, left, and Scott Reilly load a generator into Reilly's truck after using it to pump water out of Hobson's basement in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday, June 14, 2008. The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and flushing to save the last of their unspoiled drinking water.Rick's brother, Tom Hobson, a heating and air conditioning technician and volunteer firefighter from McLaurin, Miss. is organizing the effort to help his hometown of Cedar Rapids, which sent supplies and equipment following 2005's Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_re_us/hurricanes_levees)AP - Despite a massive effort to repair and upgrade flood defenses since Hurricane Katrina, storm surge could pour over levees in New Orleans if a strong Category 2 or higher hurricane strikes the city, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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