The city of New Orleans is calling for a mandatory evacuation of areas outside of the levee protection system — Lake Catherine, Venetian Isles and Irish Bayou, starting Sunday due to forecasts for storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Sally, which is currently forecast to make landfall in or near southeast Louisiana Tuesday or Wednesday.
Homeland Security Director Collin Arnold said the evacuation is mandatory because residents in those areas will have their evacuation routes cut off as flood gates close at some point Sunday or early Monday.
He said they are expecting six to nine feet of storm surge.
"Nine feet of storm surge triggers the Highway 90 and Highway 11 flood walls to be closed," he said.
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