Katrina at her best

Scorpion · #2 Postby **Scorpion** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:37 pm

Wow. I remember that morning and afternoon. Just surreal. That was the scariest hurricane I ever laid my eyes upon. Just a perfect buzzsaw. I was in awe.

CHRISTY · #3 Postby **CHRISTY** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:07 pm

i will never forget....

CHRISTY · #4 Postby **CHRISTY** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:24 pm

another picture of the monster!

#5 Postby **TSmith274** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:59 pm

Hah! That picture on Fox News reminds me of my evacuation. We had evacuated to Brookhaven, MS... which is about 150 miles N of N.O. Woke up, saw that picture on Fox News, and decided to head to Monroe, La. to get a little farther away.

ROCK · #6 Postby **ROCK** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:04 pm

That last pic shows a nice COD but the eye is filled in somewhat. I suspect one of her many ERC's taken place at that time....

#7 Postby **dhweather** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:11 pm

I didn't get to enjoy, I was getting the heck out of dodge.

sunny · #8 Postby **sunny** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:12 pm

TSmith274 wrote:Hah! That picture on Fox News reminds me of my evacuation. We had evacuated to Brookhaven, MS... which is about 150 miles N of N.O. Woke up, saw that picture on Fox News, and decided to head to Monroe, La. to get a little farther away.

Good thing you did. We went through Brookhaven on the way back home - they got hit pretty good there, too.

f5 · #9 Postby f5 » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:20 pm

http://www.indixie.com/katrina/Katrina.htm

f5 · #10 Postby f5 » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:03 pm

CHRISTY wrote:another picture of the monster!

NHC said in their report she reached her peak at 1800 or 1:00 CDT in the afternoon at 902 mb in that picture she was still strengthing it was still morning.she was straighting out her eye remember how razor sharp it was at her peak

Audrey2Katrina · #11 Postby **Audrey2Katrina** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:43 pm

An awesomely beautiful picture of nature, and to be followed by an equally tragic picture in sequel.

A2K

HurricaneHunter914 · #12 Postby **HurricaneHunter914** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:33 pm

If that's a monster it must be the most beautiful of them all. No offense to people who went through it.

#13 Postby **skysummit** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:41 pm

Wow...very scary memories. While I was driving into New Orleans, the opposing lanes were bumper to bumper that morning with people trying to evacuate. I had a knumbing feeling inside. All I could think was "this is it...this is the real thing".

jax · #14 Postby **jax** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:59 pm

we went surfing that morning at dawn... Dauphin Island.
Surf was HUGE... got home around noon... finished last
details and evacuated that night...

#15 Postby **TSmith274** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:16 am

skysummit wrote:Wow...very scary memories. While I was driving into New Orleans, the opposing lanes were bumper to bumper that morning with people trying to evacuate. I had a knumbing feeling inside. All I could think was "this is it...this is the real thing".

That's exactly how I felt. What a strange and hopeless feeling. Generation after generation in N.O. were always told of "the big one" and what it could do. I can remember when it hit me... like a ton of bricks... on I-20 en rote to Monroe... listening to the Mayor on 870am calling for the first mandatory evacuation in our city's history, followed by an update telling eveyone that it was a cat 5. Immediately I got a lump in my throat... almost panic-attack like symptoms. Such a strange coming down to reality.

And even after all the loss, I still can't help but be in awe of these images.

#16 Postby **skysummit** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:23 am

Yea...and another thing that really got to me...

I just got off I-310 onto River Road trying to get to Causeway. Right when we made the left onto River Road, they came on air saying that she had intensified again, now to 175mph. I didn't know what to do. I literally thought everything would be gone and this was the last day for Southeast Louisiana. Thank God she weakened.

LaPlaceFF · #17 Postby **LaPlaceFF** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:39 am

Yes...that was a crazy time

pelican13 · #18 Postby **pelican13** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:04 am

The pics bring back memories of that "feeling".It all starts with the police riding the streets announcing on the p.a. that there's a mandatory evacuation.Ominous to say the least.Getting out of town,sitting in traffic,then sitting in a motel room in an unfamiliar town,glued to the t.v.,totally helpless.And numb.Just watching,hoping,and praying not only for your property,but for your friends and neighbors as well as the unknown thousands in the storm's path.Let's all hope they are all fishes this year,we all need a break.

#19 Postby **vbhoutex** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:04 am

pelican13 wrote:The pics bring back memories of that "feeling".It all starts with the police riding the streets announcing on the p.a. that there's a mandatory evacuation.Ominous to say the least.Getting out of town,sitting in traffic,then sitting in a motel room in an unfamiliar town,glued to the t.v.,totally helpless.And numb.Just watching,hoping,and praying not only for your property,but for your friends and neighbors as well as the unknown thousands in the storm's path.Let's all hope they are all fishes this year,we all need a break.

AMEN to that!!!

#20 Postby **bevgo** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:09 am

So many times we left only to have nothing happen. This time I stayed. Only I am now in MS on the coast. After it was too late to leave I felt panicked inside but had to put up a brave front for everyone elsel

I was thanking God at that point that I had convinced my son and his new wife to evac NO. I guess I didn't fully realizze how it would effect me here in MS.

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