"Darrel Toepfer" wrote:

Good luck to you all down there.

Some 7 people unaccounted for in Grand Isle who wouldn't leave, 20'
storm surge there. Heard from the guys that were stuck on a jackup
barge there as well, they called into a Lafayette teevee station...

Reportly 114 mph winds at GI, 28' storm surge was predicted...

We just got our first rain here, few big drops but mostly drizzle...

Hope you're ok over there, Darrel.

Just got my DSL service back at 13:30 local. Power is still off and
generators are humming all over the place.

My neighborhood is a much worse mess than it was after Ivan last year.
Many large trees are down and some houses are heavily damaged. Utility
lines and poles are down everywhere; stores are closed; gas is
scarce--and this is 90 miles from the path of the storm.

Pictures of the damage are trickling in from Mississippi and Louisiana.
This might be the worst Gulf storm all time in terms of property damage.

I hate hurricanes.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM