Hurricane Katrina - III

Great pics as usual. The surf in the pictures really shows how agitated the gulf is and SoWal beaches are quite a ways east of NOLA and it is still 24+ hours before landfall.

Thanks again for the info and the pics. Is it my imagination or by the look on his face that boy knows what is coming ashore?

Cute kid!!

Kurt, I don't understand the picture with all the people putting the sandbags down? What would that do?

We're on our way down to Seagrove to make sure that everything's locked away properly (I'm online via my cell phone). The northbound traffic on I-85 caused by LA/MS refugees isn't as thick as I expected. Sorta scared by weather.com saying we'll have sustained winds tomorrow of 51 mph at 2-3 PM. I plan to take photos and post them (assuming I remembered the USB cable for the digital camera).

Good luck and prayers for everyone.

I went to destincam.com to check out the waves, still looking pretty rough. Are there any webcams in sowal I don't know about. Thanks Kurt for always keeping us informed.

Beach Runner...your avatar is sadly appropriate for today and tomorrow.


Does anyone know if businesses will be closed tomorrow? Or what the county will advise?

The eye of Katrina is starting to show up on the long radar out of N.O.


N.O. Long Range Radar

TWC just reported Katrina's winds now at 185 mph and pressure down to 90 mb. Camille was 909 at landfall. Kinda makes you shiver.

I went to destincam.com to check out the waves, still looking pretty rough. Are there any webcams in sowal I don't know about. Thanks Kurt for always keeping us informed.

Try alongthegulf.com
they have a couple of different cameras on that site. You guys be safe down there.

Kurt, I don't understand the picture with all the people putting the sandbags down? What would that do?

Well, if you look at the house about 6 houses to the west of the one where they are placing sandbags, you will see what happens. Yesterday, this same crew placed sandbags at that home, adjacent and east to the public access on Hwy 83, and today, they are all gone. I have a picture of the few remaining which are scattered on the beach from that home, but I am having difficulty uploading my pics.

I went to destincam.com to check out the waves, still looking pretty rough. Are there any webcams in sowal I don't know about. Thanks Kurt for always keeping us informed.

WaterColor Inn had webcams all over the place but now have only this picture.


It was a little bit too spy like for me anyway. Schooners, in PCB, has a web cam. google it.

TWC just reported Katrina's winds now at 185 mph and pressure down to 90 mb. Camille was 909 at landfall. Kinda makes you shiver.

I think you mean 900mb. It was at 902 an hour ago.

Well, if you look at the house about 6 houses to the west of the one where they are placing sandbags, you will see what happens. Yesterday, this same crew placed sandbags at that home, adjacent and east to the public access on Hwy 83, and today, they are all gone. I have a picture of the few remaining which are scattered on the beach from that home, but I am having difficulty uploading my pics.

So, it appears that the sandbags are worthless (much like I think the geotubes are or will be) in helping to stop Mother Nature's wrath. All it looks like they will do is become more trash or worse while washed into the gulf and/or back up onto shore to be some elses problem. Mother Nature is very strong and those sand bags are not likely to do anything to stop the surge. I guess if you are gulf front and desperate to try and save your already eroded house/structure you might try anything?

Okay, you've answered my sandbag question (and I've looked up "geotubes" too, so I know what you're all talking about!).

Beach Runner...your avatar is sadly appropriate for today and tomorrow.


Does anyone know if businesses will be closed tomorrow? Or what the county will advise?

The county offices and schools will be closed Monday. We are under a tropical storm warning with winds predicted to be up to 50mph. The 331 Bridge closes at 40 mph so travel to/from SoWal will be difficult on Monday.

Thanks for the pics & info!

Travel2Much & others - Thanks for filling us in on the NOLA situation.

Praying for all.

Okay, you've answered my sandbag question (and I've looked up "geotubes" too, so I know what you're all talking about!).

Before





Remains from yesterday.

Clean up your crap.

What is that on the beach in your picture that says,'remains from yesterday'.

It's one of the sandbags.

It's one of the sandbags.

Yes, actually it is two sandbags remaining from 100+ sandbags placed yesterday. Also, part of a brick wall and a few pavers are in the photo.


Here is a satellite photo of Katrina taken around noon today.

Yes, actually it is two sandbags remaining from 100+ sandbags placed yesterday. Also, part of a brick wall and a few pavers are in the photo.


Here is a satellite photo of Katrina taken around noon today.

Yeah. Sandbags. GREAT idea. :roll:

These are desperate people trying to fight Mother Nature....at least we know who the geotubes belong to....the question is, where will they turn up?

According to the weather underground website, the hurricane force winds will extend north for up to 150 miles. That is incredible and scary to those that live north of NOLA and surrounding areas. Hopefully, those people know to evac too since life and structure will be threatened that far north.

No end in sight to this madness because don't look now but they have spotted another tropical depression (TD 13 I think it is labeled) down south in the islands. God please let this one die out in the atlantic for everyones sake.

According to the weather underground website, the hurricane force winds will extend north for up to 150 miles. That is incredible and scary to those that live north of NOLA and surrounding areas. Hopefully, those people know to evac too since life and structure will be threatened that far north.

No end in sight to this madness because don't look now but they have spotted another tropical depression (TD 13 I think it is labeled) down south in the islands. God please let this one die out in the atlantic for everyones sake.

That would be Lee.

Please offer some "local" advice. My family was scheduled to be in Seagrove this week (yesterday through Sept. 3), but of course have put the trip on hold because of the weather. On Saturday we changed flights so that we'd arrive on Wednesday (Aug. 13) thinking that since the path had changed that the worst would pass the South Walton Beach area by then. Now, I'm concerned that this may not be the case. You guys know this stuff backwards and forwards: am I kidding myself to think that we might actually be able to make our trip on Wednesday of this week and stay through Labor Day weekend? Or, should we stay home and leave the roads open for people who need to get in and out> you're down there? What do you think?

With greatest thanks for a mother of 4 who LOVES 3o-A! (Last visit was July 23, 2005 right after the July Hurricane.)

I think you mean 900mb. It was at 902 an hour ago.

I think I've mentioned before my need for typing practice.