On this day 10 years ago
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When it hit I was in a tiny apartment off Hogan Drive I believe, right across the street from the cemetery with a genuine hurricane lamp given to me by my grandparents whom lived in town. Smoking cigarettes, drinking Toasted Head red wine (I was on an odd kick those few months) instead of beer, writing papers, & listening to the "rock station" of the time from a battery-run radio.
We were down south of Hattiesburg for my nephews birthday party and they canceled it because everyone was preparing. I remember someone coming by the house saying that they were about to turn the interstate north on both sides in the morning. We packed up and headed out late that night and it was one of the eeriest rides up 59, 49 and then 55. Just car after car loaded to brim full of stuff heading north. My sister in law couldn't leave because she was a nurse. Coming back about 2 months later and seeing all the huge trees around their house either chain sawed up and gone or just shredded standing up was crazy.
ETV has three new Katrina documentaries on Wed night. Paratus 14:50 looks interesting.
Told by the heroes themselves, Paratus 14:50, an upcoming documentary that tells the story of the Coast Guard’s unprecedented response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Specifically focusing on air rescues carried out by Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile in southern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in the first two weeks of the response. These men and women helped contribute to pulling more than 33,500 people from the impacted areas; the greatest single rescue in our nation’s history.
Alabama Public Television (Aug 26th at 8pm & Aug 30th at 5pm)
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (Aug 26th at 9pm)
Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Aug 29th at 9:30pm)
Told by the heroes themselves, Paratus 14:50, an upcoming documentary that tells the story of the Coast Guard’s unprecedented response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Specifically focusing on air rescues carried out by Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile in southern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in the first two weeks of the response. These men and women helped contribute to pulling more than 33,500 people from the impacted areas; the greatest single rescue in our nation’s history.
Alabama Public Television (Aug 26th at 8pm & Aug 30th at 5pm)
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (Aug 26th at 9pm)
Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Aug 29th at 9:30pm)
I was enroute to The Big Apple
My first, and only trip there.
One of the guys on the trip kept updating us on the situation.
It was far from my mind, until we were laid over in Atlanta with prospects of being stranded.
Fortunately we made it home, just as the real **** hit the fan.
One of those, You'll never forget where you were deals.
My first, and only trip there.
One of the guys on the trip kept updating us on the situation.
It was far from my mind, until we were laid over in Atlanta with prospects of being stranded.
Fortunately we made it home, just as the real **** hit the fan.
One of those, You'll never forget where you were deals.
On Saturday night when I went to bed, the hurricane was barely coming into the gulf if I remember right. Not looking too horrible. Sunday morning when I turned on the TV, it was a monster sitting out in the gulf. I was in Sandestin getting ready to come back to Meridian. I remember when driving out of there the waves were already looking pretty impressive.
I was watching on TV from 7,500 miles away. I sent a Soldier home from our tour in Afghanistan to a bare concrete slab. Another went home to mild damage, but took him almost a month to get back due to airline delays. I remember using Google Earth and image overlays to see the damage. It was crazy. Biggest thing that stood out to me initially was the line of container trucks strewn back up highway 49 from the Dole distribution center at the Port.
I was at a friends house in Hattiesburg that Saturday night, watching movies till about 3am. My wife & I started to leave and I just thought - let's check the weather channel. On the radar loop over the last few hours that thing turned into a buzzsaw. I mean, it literally went from "just a hurricane" to "holy crap, this is going to be serious" in the time it took for us to watch 2 movies.
I filled up on gas that night / early morning on the way home, then woke up early Sunday to get whatever was left at Kroger. I knew then it was going to be bad... but never dreamed it would be as bad as it was.
I filled up on gas that night / early morning on the way home, then woke up early Sunday to get whatever was left at Kroger. I knew then it was going to be bad... but never dreamed it would be as bad as it was.
I want to thank JSIreland and the Sixpack for getting me ready for Katrina
I never really thought about Katrina,until I got up that morning and JSIreland posted that everybody should get their cars gassed up and loose items away from the house.
That got my attention. I went to the gas station, gassed up all my vehicles and filled my gas cans, moved all my patio furniture to behind the shed, then sat and waited it out.
I pretty much rode my bike that whole week after Katrina, only driving when I had to. Finally, the Thursday before the Murray St. game, I finally broke down and drove up to Winona to get gas (mainly because I didn't know if there would be any gas stations open going from Jackson to Starkville.
Never underestimate The Power Of The Pack.
I never really thought about Katrina,until I got up that morning and JSIreland posted that everybody should get their cars gassed up and loose items away from the house.
That got my attention. I went to the gas station, gassed up all my vehicles and filled my gas cans, moved all my patio furniture to behind the shed, then sat and waited it out.
I pretty much rode my bike that whole week after Katrina, only driving when I had to. Finally, the Thursday before the Murray St. game, I finally broke down and drove up to Winona to get gas (mainly because I didn't know if there would be any gas stations open going from Jackson to Starkville.
Never underestimate The Power Of The Pack.
Here in the Swamp the common thread was "if you didn't get water during Camille you will be OK with Katrina." Well we were wrong. The floor of our house in 19 feet above sea level, and we got two and a half feed of water inside. No wave action though, our portion of the Swamp is away from the coast line. We were so fortunate that our mortgage required us to have homeowners and flood insurance, both of which paid off just like they were supposed to. So many people were wiped out because they didn't have flood. I still feel guilty. Our thanks go out to everybody that donated water and other supplies until the regular supply chain recovered.
I left the coast last year, and I do not regret it one bit. For the first time in a decade a tropical storm formed and I didn't have to immediately start working on contingency plans just in case. Also I pay about 1/4 the insurance I did on the coast.
I enjoyed the coast, but architecture pay isn't good enough to enjoy the coast the way it should be enjoyed.
I enjoyed the coast, but architecture pay isn't good enough to enjoy the coast the way it should be enjoyed.
Anybody else remember this....
Urgent – Weather Message
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1011AM CDT Sun Aug 28 2005
…Devastating Damage Expected…
.Hurricane Katrina…a most powerful hurricane with unprecedented strength…rivaling the intensity of Hurricane Camille of 1969.
Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks…perhaps longer. At least one half of well constructed homes will have roof and wall failure. All gabled roofs will fail…leaving those homes severely damaged or destroyed.
The majority of industrial buildings will become non functional. Partial to complete wall and roof failure is expected. All wood framed low rising apartment buildings will be destroyed. Concrete block low rise apartments will sustain major damage…including some wall and roof failure.
High rise office and apartment buildings will sway dangerously…a few to the point of total collapse. All windows will blow out.
Airborne debris will be widespread…and may include heavy items such as household appliances and even light vehicles. Sport utility vehicles and light trucks will be moved. The blow debris will create additional destruction. Persons…pets…and livestock exposed to the winds will face certain death if struck.
Power outages will last for weeks…as most power poles will be down and transformers destroyed. Water shortages will make human suffering incredible by modern standards.
The vast majority of native trees will be snapped or uprooted. Only the heartiest will remain standing…but be totally defoliated. Few crops will remain. Livestock left exposed to the winds will be killed.
An inland hurricane wind warning is issued when sustained winds near hurricane force…or frequent gusts at or above hurricane force…are certain within the next 12 to 24 hours.
Once tropical storm and hurricane force winds onset…do not venture outside!
<svg class="svg-icon svg-zoom-in"><use xlink:href="http://thevane.gawker.com/certain-death-looking-at-the-dire-katrina-bulletin-9-1627728946#iconset-zoom-in"></use></svg>National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1011AM CDT Sun Aug 28 2005
…Devastating Damage Expected…
.Hurricane Katrina…a most powerful hurricane with unprecedented strength…rivaling the intensity of Hurricane Camille of 1969.
Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks…perhaps longer. At least one half of well constructed homes will have roof and wall failure. All gabled roofs will fail…leaving those homes severely damaged or destroyed.
The majority of industrial buildings will become non functional. Partial to complete wall and roof failure is expected. All wood framed low rising apartment buildings will be destroyed. Concrete block low rise apartments will sustain major damage…including some wall and roof failure.
High rise office and apartment buildings will sway dangerously…a few to the point of total collapse. All windows will blow out.
Airborne debris will be widespread…and may include heavy items such as household appliances and even light vehicles. Sport utility vehicles and light trucks will be moved. The blow debris will create additional destruction. Persons…pets…and livestock exposed to the winds will face certain death if struck.
Power outages will last for weeks…as most power poles will be down and transformers destroyed. Water shortages will make human suffering incredible by modern standards.
The vast majority of native trees will be snapped or uprooted. Only the heartiest will remain standing…but be totally defoliated. Few crops will remain. Livestock left exposed to the winds will be killed.
An inland hurricane wind warning is issued when sustained winds near hurricane force…or frequent gusts at or above hurricane force…are certain within the next 12 to 24 hours.
Once tropical storm and hurricane force winds onset…do not venture outside!
When I read it that Sunday morning I called a friend in Gulfport who was going to ride it out in his house on the back bay (because his property stayed dry during Camille) and begged him to leave. Even read the warning to him on the phone. He survived but ended up having to swim out of a second floor window to get in a tree.
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Having grown up on the Coast (Gulfport), I was able to witness many storms. Especially since my late father was a Hurricane Hunter with the Air Force, (Keesler) and we always tracked storms.
I was in Louisville KY when the storm hit the Coast, but my parents and my sister’s family were down there. I remember watching the radar and talking with my mom about the storm and its path to New Orleans. As we were talking, I noticed Katrina decided to take a right and started tracking straight to the Coast of Mississippi instead of New Orleans as everyone predicted. I was trying to remain calm with my mom, as my dad was not well at the time, and as we were trying to come up with a plan, she was mentioning how the winds have picked up, etc. After deciding that we would try to find a ride for them to get out of there (house is less than a mile from the beach), I lost the phone connection with her. Tried calling back, no lines were active. I freaked! Here I was, 800 miles north of them and had no way to communicate with them.
My parents ended up riding it out, and luckily had no significant damage although the entire surrounding area was devastated. From looking at the map of damage/flooding, my parents’ house was the southern-most point to not receive damage. I am not a religious person, but they were protected by something. It was a miracle.
When I finally got down there as a non-resident of MS (difficult to do), it was overwhelming how much damage was done. My sister’s home in Pass Christian was destroyed, as they lost everything. The entire town was destroyed. New Orleans got all the coverage because of their flooding, but Mississippi experienced the brunt of the storm (eye) and got no coverage.
My brother-in-law, who is a serious outdoorsman, took his skiff boat to his place immediately after the storm to see if anything was salvageable, (it was not) and he said it looked like Cambodia. He saw a dead body and many dead animals ranging from horses to deer. His mother’s farmhouse lost their entire stable of horses, cows, etc.
Having grown up on the Coast (Gulfport), I was able to witness many storms. Especially since my late father was a Hurricane Hunter with the Air Force, (Keesler) and we always tracked storms.
I was in Louisville KY when the storm hit the Coast, but my parents and my sister’s family were down there. I remember watching the radar and talking with my mom about the storm and its path to New Orleans. As we were talking, I noticed Katrina decided to take a right and started tracking straight to the Coast of Mississippi instead of New Orleans as everyone predicted. I was trying to remain calm with my mom, as my dad was not well at the time, and as we were trying to come up with a plan, she was mentioning how the winds have picked up, etc. After deciding that we would try to find a ride for them to get out of there (house is less than a mile from the beach), I lost the phone connection with her. Tried calling back, no lines were active. I freaked! Here I was, 800 miles north of them and had no way to communicate with them.
My parents ended up riding it out, and luckily had no significant damage although the entire surrounding area was devastated. From looking at the map of damage/flooding, my parents’ house was the southern-most point to not receive damage. I am not a religious person, but they were protected by something. It was a miracle.
When I finally got down there as a non-resident of MS (difficult to do), it was overwhelming how much damage was done. My sister’s home in Pass Christian was destroyed, as they lost everything. The entire town was destroyed. New Orleans got all the coverage because of their flooding, but Mississippi experienced the brunt of the storm (eye) and got no coverage.
My brother-in-law, who is a serious outdoorsman, took his skiff boat to his place immediately after the storm to see if anything was salvageable, (it was not) and he said it looked like Cambodia. He saw a dead body and many dead animals ranging from horses to deer. His mother’s farmhouse lost their entire stable of horses, cows, etc.
I was living in New Orleans (well, Metairie) at the time...
I had been at an event on that Saturday evening with my now ex-wife and her family. We knew the storm was out there but we were planning on just riding it out at my in-laws (who are on relatively high ground). Got back home from the event around 2 a.m. and decided to check the news while my wife went to bed.
I saw that the mayor had issued a mandatory evacuation for the first time in the city's history and all of the city/state leaders saying how bad it was really going to be and decided it probably wasn't worth sticking around. Woke my wife up and we packed up a few things (insert the usual comment of "we just thought we'd be gone for a couple of days" here) and I cleared up some of the things in the back yard (patio furniture, etc...).
We got on the road to Baton Rouge at about 4 a.m. and made it to my ex's aunt's house at about 6:30 a.m.. My in-laws decided to wait until Sunday morning to drive over - they left New Orleans at 10 a.m. and didn't get to BR until close to 6 p.m.
The worst part for us (and I am grateful that this was as bad as it got) was not knowing what had happened with our house. All the news footage in the following days was obviously about the flooding. We had just bought our house a few months before the storm and hadn't gotten flood insurance - believe it or not, it wasn't required back then. I spent about four weeks assuming that I had lost everything I owned and that I wouldn't be able to replace it. Thankfully we had very minor damage and no flooding or roof damage. The first thing I did when we were able to move back later that fall was buy flood insurance.
I had been at an event on that Saturday evening with my now ex-wife and her family. We knew the storm was out there but we were planning on just riding it out at my in-laws (who are on relatively high ground). Got back home from the event around 2 a.m. and decided to check the news while my wife went to bed.
I saw that the mayor had issued a mandatory evacuation for the first time in the city's history and all of the city/state leaders saying how bad it was really going to be and decided it probably wasn't worth sticking around. Woke my wife up and we packed up a few things (insert the usual comment of "we just thought we'd be gone for a couple of days" here) and I cleared up some of the things in the back yard (patio furniture, etc...).
We got on the road to Baton Rouge at about 4 a.m. and made it to my ex's aunt's house at about 6:30 a.m.. My in-laws decided to wait until Sunday morning to drive over - they left New Orleans at 10 a.m. and didn't get to BR until close to 6 p.m.
The worst part for us (and I am grateful that this was as bad as it got) was not knowing what had happened with our house. All the news footage in the following days was obviously about the flooding. We had just bought our house a few months before the storm and hadn't gotten flood insurance - believe it or not, it wasn't required back then. I spent about four weeks assuming that I had lost everything I owned and that I wouldn't be able to replace it. Thankfully we had very minor damage and no flooding or roof damage. The first thing I did when we were able to move back later that fall was buy flood insurance.
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