Ivan

You can't see the video and photos on national and international news that we are getting locally. Ivan is bringing back bad memories of Hurricane Camille that struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast in August, 1969. I was 19 at the time.

Everything within a block of the beach was destroyed. Homes within 5 blocks of the beach were flooded up to 10 feet. Homes within 10 miles of the beach received heavy damage from wind. There were several tornadoes that reeked havoc in otherwise safe areas.

We had no power or water for six weeks and were fed by the National Guard in the interim.

There were no high rise condominiums on the beach as in Alabama. The destruction looked the same. Janis and Lyman Gore lost a condo in Orange Beach. I have cousins in Pensacola Beach and an Aunt and Uncle in Gulf Shores. None of them have been able to return to pick up the pieces.

This is a very humbling event.
- posted by J-Birds @ 10:43 AM |