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| Will Hurricane Ivan be like Camille? |
| 2004-09-15 |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #11 Just saw on the Weather Channel that it appears to have turned north slightly and so the worst of it will miss New Orleans, though they'll still get slammed. Mississippi, Alabama, & Florida, on the other hand.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-15 7:57:35 PM |
| #10 I was in New Orleans when Camille hit but I don't remember much; I was 2 at the time. Now _Andrew_ I remember. I was living in New Iberia at the time, and the center passed fairly close to my parent's house. One of the trees, a ~ 100 foot white oak, was uprooted, and then picked up and moved five feet in what was almost the other direction, so the trunk was laying diagonally across the hole where the roots were. I'm still trying to figure out what precisely happened there. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-09-15 7:53:33 PM |
| #9 Mark's got a hurricane Jones. :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-15 6:40:22 PM |
| #8 Barb, around Gulfport as I recall. Not much else to do when the house collapses. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-09-15 6:33:46 PM |
| #7 Matt - where? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-15 5:23:37 PM |
| #6 I know folks who spent Hurricane Camille tied to trees. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-09-15 4:55:30 PM |
| #5 Barb, Even though I was young at the time of Camille, but what stuck me is reports that this ultra-powerful hurricane had up to 200mph winds which is incredible. That is amazing in terms of the memories you recall so far inland during the wrath of Camille. Looking at the photo coverage which was included, I also remember some tourists that remained in a high-rise hotel to have a 'hurricane party'. The day after Camille slammed ashore only a portion of the foundation remained of the hotel and as far as I remember all in the hotel downed. BigEd, Do you think knowing the danger along the Gulf coast people should live there? Hotels pay high insurance premiums thus if the property is totally ruined they proceed and rebuild but regular home owners should think safety first. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-15 3:43:12 PM |
| #4 I don't know if it's going to be like Camille on the Gulf Coast, but I'm very concerned it will be like Camille when it gets to the Virginia mountains, if that's where it ends up (looks like it so far). The ground was saturated then, too, from too much rain, just as it is now. Camille brought lots more rain to the Virginia mountains, and in at least one place (Nelson County, near Charlottesville for those of you who don't live here) the additional rain was too much and the soil, trees, etc., literally slid off the mountain right down to bedrock. They found some of the bodies - and cars - in the James River near and below Richmond (hour's drive away). Some of the missing people's bodies were never found. I remember this very well - I was living in Virginia at the time. There was a great deal of flooding elsewhere, too. It was altogether a frightening time. Nothing personal, but I hope the remnants of Ivan go far to the west of Virginia. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-15 3:02:44 PM |
| #3 The 3 years after Camille I remembner being on a driving vacation with my parents and going through the Biloxi-Gulfport MS area (Jul 1972). The devastation was still clearly evident. The debris was gone but not many houses rebuilt even then... Mobile is the center of the track of Ivan the Terrible. Prayers go out to the Mobilians. Get to high ground and stay safe. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-15 1:37:41 PM |
| #2 More hurricane Camille photos info |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-15 11:57:12 AM |
| #1 Additional Hurricane Camille data & photos. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-15 11:54:32 AM |