Members that were in the path of Katrina

[MBismyPlayground]

GDuck.......
You are giving it you all. Plus all the other mods. Thank You.

[storms in NC]

I got a e-mail from mikeymike on sunday and this is all he had to say
(Not looking good Deb.I think come Tuesday morning there won't be much
left down here.)

I told he to leave now didn't hear from him again

[Stephanie]

Dear God, I pray all on that list are fine!

[inotherwords]

Who was the member who had posted from the hotel in New Orleans Sunday night and planned to ride it out? I wonder if he's OK.

[soney]

Who was the member who had posted from the hotel in New Orleans Sunday night and planned to ride it out? I wonder if he's OK.

Believe that was Sean in New Orleans.

[inotherwords]

He will have to evacuate now. I hope he's okay. He sounded so upbeat the other night. Has anyone heard from him since then?

[Rainband]

Steve..I am so happy you and your family are ok ((((HUGS))) God Speed Bud.

[Stephanie]

BTW - I updated the list for MGC.

[Courtnay Mccullers]

i'm from Ocean Springs, MS and am okay... though my home is not

[BayouVenteux]

Hi everyone. Brian Hanlon (BayouVenteux) checking in from Ascension Parish, Louisiana. My immediate family and I are fine, have been without power since around 6:30 yesterday morning,...don't know how long it will be as numerous tress have felled utility poles and power lines in our immediate area....WE ARE SO FORTUNATE compared to people just an hour down the interstate. I work up in Baton Rouge, so I do have power/internet/phone at my office and am posting and trying to get news from here. My wife and I are hosting family from Metairie and from Washington Parish. Many neighbors are also hosting family members and friends from the N.O. metro area. Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers, as we already have confirmation that many of them have likely lost everything material that they left behind, and it may be a long time before they can safely return.

[Stephanie]

We're glad to hear from you Brian!

[jasons2k]

We got out yesterday around noon and came up to my aunt's in alexandria. Most of my family is accounted for except my brother in law in Slidell. We talked to him early this morning as water was just rising into his kitchen from the yard. My dad lived in New Orleans east and it looks like his neighborhood in Kennilworth paid like the rest of the east. Funny thing is his house has never flooded before. In the worst 16-17" over a day or two floods, it only ever lapped at the front porch.

Report we got out of Old Metairie was that it didn't flood. My brother's father in law had evacuated from the east also to his house (8 blocks from mine). But my wife said she swore she saw a familiar overpass from our neighborhood where the water was over the roofs. Either we're homeless or not. But with the levee breach, there's no telling. I live on the JP side of the 17th St. Canal where it appears the Orleans Parish side was flooded. I'm assuming they're going to have to blow some of the MS River levee to drain the Lake through the city or points east.

In New Orleans, the backside of a storm to our north is always part of the ultimate fear. They always told us the levees could handle /maybe/ up to a 3 or a very fast moving 4 but that a 5 would be it. While it looked like only some of the city was flooded today, it's now reported to be 80%. If all the reports turn out to be true and if the hidden fears become realized, this will be the new benchmark for everything. This isn't some isolated swamp community of 500 people. This is hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. I don't even know what to say.

Steve

Steve - so glad to hear you are OK. Be safe and prayers for you & family.

[dhweather]

Me and the family are fine, HurryKane is fine, Mississippi Storm Magnet evacuated to Lucedale, MS OK, have nt been able to get thought to ask him how he is, post storm.

We're north of Pensacola.

[Anonymous]

TS Zack is safe. I have been in contact with him. Thankfully, he evacuated to Baton Rouge.

[artist]

good to see some checking in!

[vbhoutex]

As horrible as this all is I AM SO THANKFUL TO GOD THAT WE ARE SLOWLY BUT SURELY FINDING OUT THAT OUR FRIENDS ARE OK. I pray this continues!!!!

[Rainband]

As horrible as this all is I AM SO THANKFUL TO GOD THAT WE ARE SLOWLY BUT SURELY FINDING OUT THAT OUR FRIENDS ARE OK. I pray this continues!!!!

Agreed. Happy to add Zack to that list.

[capecodder]

I talked to Mikey Mike from Gulfport, MS

He's ok, and sends his regards. Going to be w/o power for a while.
He moved 18 miles inland to his sisters.

[Brett Adair]

I'm here. Worked with the Talladega County EMA yesterday after intercepting a possible tornado yesterday. My fiances grandmothers house in the location below wasn't so lucky...

[micktooth]

Hi everyone, just a quick update. My family and I evacuated to Jackson, MS , rode out Katrina there. No power in hotel. Today, we drove to my family's house in Ft. Worth, TX. I don't know when I'll be back at work, I''m a dentist, or when my kids will be back at schooll. I just wanted to thank everyone for all the info leading up to this life changing event.
BTw, I am from River Ridge, LA a suburb of NO.