A man and his dog struggle to cross the street as rain and gusty winds pick up as the effects of Hurricane Katrina are felt in Miami Beach, Fla., Aug. 25, 2005. Katrina is expected to make overnight landfall on Florida's densely populated southeast coast Thursday night.
Cristoff Reibot of Miami prepares to lower the mast on a Hobie Cat as he secures his fleet of boats in preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina making landfall in Key Biscayne, Fla., Aug. 25, 2005.
Michele Budde, of Coral Springs, Fla., prepares to put her dog Stanley, a 6-year-old poodle, in one of pet carriers that were set up to hold the animals at a pet friendly shelter at Millenium Middle School in Tamarac, Fla., Aug. 25, 2005. This is Broward County's first hurricane shelter to admit pets. The shelter was prepared to accept over 100 animals.
Bob Uhlyarik, an employee of a home improvement company, prepares to put up a piece of plywood on the ocean side of a home in Vero Beach, Fla., Aug. 25, 2005.
Christine Sullivan looks at the empty water shelves at a Miami Shores, Fla., grocery store, Aug. 25, 2005. An early morning rush cleared out some of the water supply at the store as Tropical Storm Katrina made her way toward South Florida.
Brian Foley, left, of Jensen Beach, Fla., his son-in-law, Lanny Morris, and wife, Megan, from New York, and Kate Foley, right, of New Jersey, check out the rough surf and gusty winds at on Hutchinson Island, Fla., Aug. 25, 2005, as a squall generated by Tropical Storm Katrina moved toward the mainland. Katrina later strengthened into a weak Category 1 hurricane and was expected to strike Florida's southeast coast.
Kleber Valarezo, left, and Bill Abad, right, secure beach chairs on Miami Beach in preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina, Aug. 25, 2005.
A surfer is happy with the large waves hitting the beach in Delray Beach, Fla. Aug. 25, 2005 as Tropical Storm Katrina approaches.
This NOAA image collected at 4:15 a.m. ET, Aug. 25, 2005, shows Tropical Storm Katrina approaching the east coast of Florida.
Customer Ginny Matthews, center, in black dress, asks Wal-Mart co-manager Tony Sevilla, center right, how much and what kind of water to buy in preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina at a store in Cooper City, Fla., Aug. 24, 2005. Matthews brought her granddaughter McKayla Matthews, bottom, 1, to shop for baby items as well.
Wal-Mart co-manager Tony Sevilla wrestles a pallet of water from the storeroom into the aisles of his store, Aug. 24, 2005, in Cooper City, Fla.
A beach-goer watches the tide break over a sand bar on Daytona Beach, Fla., Aug. 24, 2005. Visitors to the beach were facing higher than normal tides as Tropical Storm Katrina approached Florida.
Assad Massoud adds extra lines as he secures his boat to the dock at the Dinner Key Marina in preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina, in Miami, Aug. 24, 2005. Massoud rebuilt the boat after it sank during Hurricane Andrew, which hit south Florida in 1994.
The MTV mascot Moonman lies on its back after being removed from the roof of the official MTV hotel, the Doubletree Surfcomber in Miami Beach, Fla., in preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina, Aug. 25, 2005. The MTV Video Music Awards show was to take place in Miami over the weekend.
Gov. Jeb Bush talks about Tropical Storm Katrina during a news conference, Aug. 25, 2005, in Tallahassee, Fla.
A Palm Beach County Deputy Sheriff closes the beach at Lake Worth, Fla., Aug. 25, 2005, as Tropical Storm Katrina approaches south Florida.