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Posted on 8/29/18 at 8:49 am to X123F45
I remember Biloxi before and after Camille. Before there used to be a small amusement park near the beach. Ferris wheels, I remember a ride we used to call the "salt and pepper" shaker. After Camille we drove down and there was basically nothing left of the amusement park. My parents have pictures of 2x4 boards embedded through palm trees. Pictures of cargo ships that broke free from anchors and were 1/2 mile inland. It was incredible to see.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 9:07 am to X123F45
First hand accounts of Betsy and Camille survivors/veterans.... The government didn't replace the stuff they lost; cars, homes, furniture, clothes...
When did it become the government's responsibility to be the caretaker?
Do remember going to a friend of our families place a block off beach a couple times that summer before Camille hit - and going a few weeks after - the only thing left was a bathtub
When did it become the government's responsibility to be the caretaker?
Do remember going to a friend of our families place a block off beach a couple times that summer before Camille hit - and going a few weeks after - the only thing left was a bathtub
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 9:10 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 9:08 am to X123F45
quote:buras ain't cajun.. most of those oystermen were slavic immigrants...
This man told me this story with no animation, no typical Cajun exaggeration
Posted on 8/29/18 at 9:51 am to X123F45
Although Camille's wind speed at landfall was higher, Katrina's storm surge exceeded Camille's storm surge at all known locations due to its greater size.
Hurricane Severity Index.
Most intense landfalling hurricanes in the Contiguous United States. Intensity is measured solely by central pressure:
Jesus, I didn't know that. RIP.
Hurricane Severity Index.
Most intense landfalling hurricanes in the Contiguous United States. Intensity is measured solely by central pressure:
Jesus, I didn't know that. RIP.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 10:08 am to Coeur du Tigre
The charts are interesting, but seem to contradict each other. In the first, Betsy is shown and being more intense than Katrina (and larger, which is hard to believe). But Betsy is not listed on the second as being among the top ten Storms rated by intensity.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 10:30 am to White Roach
My grandparents had a house on the beach in Waveland for Betsy and Camille. It was still somewhat standing after Betsy, and they rebuilt better and stronger...
After Camille, it was just a slab... My grandmother talked my grandfather into selling the property..
I was 4 at the time, and remember crying my eyes out because I loved that place.. Still remember it till this day. Caught my first fish from their pier.. Whenever I smell creosote pilings, it brings me back to those days...
After Camille, it was just a slab... My grandmother talked my grandfather into selling the property..
I was 4 at the time, and remember crying my eyes out because I loved that place.. Still remember it till this day. Caught my first fish from their pier.. Whenever I smell creosote pilings, it brings me back to those days...
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 10:31 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 10:35 am to Hangover Haven
i have a lot of family, on my Dad's side, from South Mississippi. I've heard bits and pieces of their collective stories from Camille.
And based on my experiences with Katrina and Harvey, Camille sounds like a completely different beast. I feel weird about finding interest in reading/hearing these stories.
And based on my experiences with Katrina and Harvey, Camille sounds like a completely different beast. I feel weird about finding interest in reading/hearing these stories.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 10:37 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 10:41 am to Klark Kent
Because Katrina was such an enormous storm, I always said it was sort of like a combination of Betsy and Camille..
My grandparent’s house was near St Clair’s Catholic Church, it survived Camille and Betsy, but Katrina destroyed it..
The thing about Katrina, there was so much more built up along the coast at the time than in the 60’s..
My grandparent’s house was near St Clair’s Catholic Church, it survived Camille and Betsy, but Katrina destroyed it..
The thing about Katrina, there was so much more built up along the coast at the time than in the 60’s..
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Posted on 8/29/18 at 10:54 pm to White Roach
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Was he at Pilottown for Katrina? Wasn't that place under water?
Yes he was in Pilottown for Katrina. He was lucky to survive it. He rode it out in the 2nd story of one the pilot stations. First floor ground level was around 10ft off of ground (station was on pilings) so 2nd floor was about 20+. He said they had water splashing in through the broken windows. He moved to the station when his house started taking on water. A big barge took out his house about 300-400 yds away. He said the water was picking the station up and slamming it down on the pilings. After the storm, you could see that the pilings were about a 45deg angle and probably would have given had the storm slowed down any.
We didn’t hear from him for almost 2 weeks after the storm and thought he was done. He waved down the coast guard from the pilot wharf and they brought him to New Orleans.
He has since passed away.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 11:12 pm to JasonL79
Holy shite! That's a story. I have no iclue what possessed him to think that staying in Pilottown was a good idea, but he lived and had an unbeatable survival story to tell.
Posted on 8/30/18 at 3:19 am to White Roach
quote:
The charts are interesting, but seem to contradict each other. In the first, Betsy is shown and being more intense than Katrina (and larger, which is hard to believe). But Betsy is not listed on the second as being among the top ten Storms rated by intensity.
The intensity level in the second chart is measured solely by atmospheric pressure at the epicenter. In the first chart intensity is measured as described in the Hurricane Severity Index (linked).
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