A Few Pics of Katrina's Storm Surge in Daphne, Fairhope AL

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A Few Pics of Katrina's Storm Surge in Daphne, Fairhope AL

#1 Postby beachbum_al » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:21 pm

I gave up on my yahoo link so I will post them here.


The storm surge in Daphne, Al at MayDay park. Just unbelieveable and scary. Picture by my husband.
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The road going down to Mayday Park in Daphne
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The Causeway from Daphne/Spanish Fort going to Mobile, AL
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FYC in Fairhope being Flooded out.
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The entrance to the Fairhope Yacht Club to the parking lot.
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The Fairhope Big Pier
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The Parking Lot and Rose Garden at the Fairhope Big Pier. A pretty big drop to water from the sidewalk but it was no match for the storm surge.
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The road going to the Marriot's Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama. There are also houses here along this road.
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I will post the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in another thread.
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#2 Postby cancunkid » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:32 pm

How bad was storm damage in Fairhope and Point Clear areas? Always thought it was one of the most beautiful areas.
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#3 Postby cancunkid » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:33 pm

By the way if it had been my husband out taking those photos I probably would have kicked his a** when I saw them! :eek:
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#4 Postby beachbum_al » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:40 pm

It was bad. The Grand Hotel had a lot of damage. The house down there are full of mud and bay water. Along HWY 1 the house were damaged. My neighbor has a house down there and he said that it had at least 4ft of water in it.

And yes when I saw these picture I wanted to kick dh's you know what. He was working though (City) and was out checking things. I was at my house in Fairhope with the girls. Scary moments for us but nothing like this. I am inland a good way. About five miles from the bay.

Also maybe if people see what a storm surge looks like and does hopefully they will follow the evacuation warnings. The night before the storm dh's had to go around Daphne and tell people along the beach and low lying area to get out and take their personal belongings. He said it was the hardest thing he has done in a while. Some people took his warning and others said they were staying. So far no deaths.
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#5 Postby jpigott » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:40 pm

as bad as those pictures are just imagine what it was like from Biloxi west to St. Louis Bay where that NE eyewall came in
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#6 Postby beachbum_al » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:52 pm

Exactly. These look bad but I can't even begin to imagine what the people in Mississippi and Louisana went through. It kind of puts it all into perspective. Scary thought!
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The Aftermath in Fairhope

#7 Postby beachbum_al » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:10 pm

The Big Pier the Day After. The concrete bottom came out of the pier.
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The Fairhope Yacht Club. Once was a dining room, now a pile of rubble.
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The Front of the Club.

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Boats from the Fairhope Yacht Club tossed like toys.

A neighbors play yard near my parents. All of the debris is from the first floor of her house.
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#8 Postby MKT2005 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:41 pm

Amazing that Alabama had no death from Katrina, amazing.
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#9 Postby beachbum_al » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:07 pm

MKT2005 wrote:Amazing that Alabama had no death from Katrina, amazing.


As far as I know they didn't. Haven't heard of any since the storm.
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#10 Postby baygirl_1 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:17 pm

Wow! Just wow! We went to a 4th of July party 2 years ago at a home right next to May Day Park. Haven't heard from those folks how they made out. And I recognized the new Beach House Grill in the picture from the Causeway. Do you know how badly it was damaged? We heard the Bluegill was in really bad shape-- almost gone. I wonder if that poor guy lost both his restaurants. (Of course, he used to own Pelican Point and I'm sure that must be gone.) We're saddened at the loss of a couple of our favorite restaurants: Nan Seas and the new Wintzell's on Dog River (used to be The Wharfhouse). Also, we have news today of three friends of our families that have lost their primary residences down on the bay and at Dauphin Island. These are surely tough times.
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#11 Postby Gulf Stream » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:22 pm

Thanks for the pics Beachbum. I live there in Daphne, and run with a group on Sundays from the Fairhope pier down Mobile St. to the Grand.....I haven't been back home yet (I work in Mobile), so I haven't had a chance to see the damage other than what I've seen on news reports.
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#12 Postby Gulf Stream » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:31 pm

Baygirl, I can't report too much on the others....but yes, the Blue Gill got hit very hard but suprisingly enough is still somewhat there (I don't know if it is salvagable or not. It appeared the The Beach House Grill fared a little better.....looked as if it sustained a lot of damage, but it IS still there!
We made a "burger run" here from work last night and went across the causeway.......Most everything else along the causeway was pretty much gutted or wiped completely away. Argios...gone. Oyster House...bottom floor...gone. etc....etc. :(
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#13 Postby baygirl_1 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:39 pm

Gulf Stream wrote:Baygirl, I can't report too much on the others....but yes, the Blue Gill got hit very hard but suprisingly enough is still somewhat there (I don't know if it is salvagable or not. It appeared the The Beach House Grill fared a little better.....looked as if it sustained a lot of damage, but it IS still there!
We made a "burger run" here from work last night and went across the causeway.......Most everything else along the causeway was pretty much gutted or wiped completely away. Argios...gone. Oyster House...bottom floor...gone. etc....etc. :(

Thanks, Gulf Stream. Sounds like it will be quite awhile before we'll need babysitters so we can catch The Tip Tops at Blue Gill on a pleasant Sunday evening again. :cry:
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#14 Postby wxmann_91 » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:12 pm

How high was the surge in Daphne?

BTW great pictures. Thanks for posting them.
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#15 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:35 am

That is out of this world for a cat3. :eek:
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#16 Postby LAwxrgal » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:33 am

Am I mistaken, or is that about a hundred miles east of the eye?

Amazing pics.
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