Hurricane Katrina - III

[Kurt]

 

[Beach Runner]

We drove to Seagrove today to make sure that all chairs and loose items outdoors were put away and all windows were locked (they weren't). We got online and saw that we'd have 78 mph winds at 7 AM. We also know that the bridges close at 40 MPH and were afraid we'd get trapped. So we're now on our way back to GA.

BTW the scraped sand was essentially all gone by 4:30 PM. The surf was already lapping up against the "cliffs" or former dunes. No wind when we left at 5:30 PM. I took photos, but the cell phone dialup speed in the car is too slow to upload photos.

 

[Miss Kitty]

We drove to Seagrove today to make sure that all chairs and loose items outdoors were put away and all windows were locked (they weren't). We got online and saw that we'd have 78 mph winds at 7 AM. We also know that the bridges close at 40 MPH and were afraid we'd get trapped. So we're now on our way back to GA.

BTW the scraped sand was essentially all gone by 4:30 PM. The surf was already lapping up against the "cliffs" or former dunes. No wind when we left at 5:30 PM. I took photos, but the cell phone dialup speed in the car is too slow to upload photos.

Wow...glad you were able to leave...be safe everyone still there. Remember people were killed by falling trees when walking outside near Miami.

 

[Cavallino]

KBON in New Orleans has a webcast at
http://www.kbon.com/stream.aspx

They just announced music is over at 10pm and then just news about Katrina.

This may help give a more regional perspective.

Doug

 

[WaltonUndercurrent]

It's good information - but a little sad to listen too.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Nothing much to report from inside my house in SoWal. Around 9:15pm, we had a light rain spray us for a short spell. Lightning was filling the sky and was very close by, judging from the quick persuit of thunder. For the time being, that has passed. The sky is overcast, and a very light sprinkle is falling. Frogs are croaking lightly.

I cannot decide whether to take a shower and go to bed so that I can be on the move in the early a.m., or to stay up for a couple of days, and follow on the television tonight.

 

[Mermaid]

Go to bed, JOe! You will need to be alert tomorrow. You never know what will happen and when and where you might be needed. Sleep!

 

[sarawind]

Just heard on the Weather Channel that homes in Walton County were
being undermined by the waves. Does anyone know where in Walton
County this happened? I hope they were wrong.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Just heard on the Weather Channel that homes in Walton County were
being undermined by the waves. Does anyone know where in Walton
County this happened? I hope they were wrong.

Not certain but I could take an EWAG(educated wild _ss guess), based on what I saw earlier today.

 

[Excalibur]

WGTX AM 1280

WWW.WGTX.COM

From WGTX AM 1280

NWS - At 9:30pm a TORNADO WARNING was issued for Destin, Florida in Okaloosa County. No reports have been given any further and WGTX is on the scene.