I remember when a hurricane hit Biloxi during the late 1940s or early 1950s. It washed out nearly all of the beach sand and the state/federal government was slow about pumping it back in. The Florida beaches near St. Pete and Tampa hoped to get the vacationers who usually went to Biloxi, but few showed up. I don't remember if Biloxi got hit again between then and now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Curley McLain wrote: > Hmm, that was supposed to be NOLA mayor not May...
> All of coastal MS was devastated. Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, > Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs all were hit hard. Bay, Pass and Biloxi got > it the worst. Most of the beachfront for 1/2 mile north of Hwy 90 were wiped > out. The next half mile was heavily damaged. In many cases that was up to > the railroad. From the railroad to I-10 was tree damage, most roofs gone, > but mostly structurally intact. N of I-10 was wind, tree and flooding damage. > > #1 Daughter's house survived, but it is back about a mile and a few feet > higher than the water came. There were many trees down, one south window and > 1 door broken out, and the roof was gone. Like her great grandpappy and great > Great Great Grandpappy, she bought high ground. > > I saw what was left of one casino barge resting inside what had been a 3 > story motel. That was most amazing. > > > > > Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > September 14, 2016 at 10:02 PM > > Actually, folks east of NOLA the did the same kind of self help after > > Katriba. Places like Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, and even Gulfport > > (where Katrina actually struck) rolled up their sleeves and started digging > > out. Apparently, the NOLA strategy was to hope the storm would miss them > > (which it did). ignore their own emergency plans, and then cry for outside > > help (and blame others) when the levees eventually broke. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Curley McLain via Mercedes > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:24 PM > >> > >> Hi Russ, > >> ... > >> I am so glad this time the Cajun Navy went to work, unlike last time when > > the > >> NOLA may sat on his hands and did nothing but complain. This country (as > >> you know) was made great buy citizens banding together to do > >> what needs done. That is exactly what the Cajun Navy is. If I'd been > >> along the gulf coast, I'd have been there to join the navy. > >> ... > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > Curley McLain <mailto:126die...@gmail.com> > > September 14, 2016 at 8:24 PM > > Hi Russ, > > > > Glad you are ok. Was it mostly north of you or were you just high > > enough to escape direct damage? > > > > I am so glad this time the Cajun Navy went to work, unlike last time > > when the NOLA may sat on his hands and did nothing but complain. This > > country (as you know) was made great buy citizens banding together to > > do what needs done. That is exactly what the Cajun Navy is. If I'd > > been along the gulf coast, I'd have been there to join the navy. > > > > > > Russ Williams via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > September 14, 2016 at 6:26 PM > > If you need help I can summon the "Cajun Navy" to go rescue you and > > the Benz fleet. > > > > Russ W. (Who survived The Great Flood of '16 with no damage) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > September 14, 2016 at 3:38 PM > > I am in the middle of it. Started raining here late morning and is > > raining hard, not much wind. I saw several animal types walking > > two-by-two up toward the marina a little while ago. > > > > --FT > > > > > > > > > > archer75--- via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > September 14, 2016 at 3:22 PM > > Who posted a link that shows wind movement: www.windyty.com ? > > It's an interesting website. For example, currently it shows (probably > > a low speed) "cyclone" on the east coast at the border between Georgia > > and South Carolina; which are obviously caused by wind from several > > directions. > > The website also shows other aspects of moving weather patterns which > > are easier to understand than the usual static weather bureau notation. > > Gerry > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
