Bay St. Louis on CNN now

[HurryKane]

Main Street on CNN live now.

Saw it. Hooooleee cow. I love Old Town.


Life is just going to be so different for us all down there and it's hard to imagine just how much even with the images.

[Jim Cantore]

Bay Saint Louis is near where the eye came ashore the second time

This is truely one of the worst hurricanes to ever hit the U.S

[smashmode]

re Galveston deaths...

8000



galveston will easily still be the worst natural disaster based on deaths.

Good to see your prediction of less than 24 deaths.

[djtil]

ive already said i was way wrong unfortunately on that....was hoping for an andrew miracle.

i will still say 8000 wont be approached.....and this is less of a hope thought than a reality one.

[NorthGaWeather]

You're pretty sure of that, aren't you?

yes, positive

So you've been to SE LA and the MS coast and have counted everyone. Until then you have no idea.

[smashmode]

You're pretty sure of that, aren't you?

yes, positive

Sometimes we shouldnt speak in absolutes

[beachbum_al]

I getting ready to post an update. My husband and his friends are on their way back from Waveland and Bay St. Louis.

[beachbum_al]

re Galveston deaths...

8000



galveston will easily still be the worst natural disaster based on deaths.

I think Hurricane Katrina will go down at the worst natural disaster in history based on deaths.

[soonertwister]

re Galveston deaths...

8000



galveston will easily still be the worst natural disaster based on deaths.

I think Hurricane Katrina will go down at the worst natural disaster in history based on deaths.

We already know it will be the worst in terms of dollars. And when you consider the stark contrast of infrastructure in this catastrophe versus the tsunami horror in Asia, this will almost surely be the most expensive catastrophe in the history of the planet.

While it's incredibly sad that we've been dealt this disaster, at least this country is more capable than any other on the planet to recover from a destruction of such scale that virtually any other nation on earth would be brought to its knees. But not this country, not my country. We will rebuild, and learn.

[mf_dolphin]

re Galveston deaths...

8000



galveston will easily still be the worst natural disaster based on deaths.

Since no one knows the human toll yet the above statement is premature. Hopefully you are right but there's no way you can be positive as you stated later. Let's try and stick with facts. Lord knows the media is doing enough misreporting on their own....

[soonertwister]

djtil, your statement should be amended to state "within the United States". Regardless of whether we get the best or worst of news, there have been natural disasters that this one could not even come close to matching worldwide.