-HURRICANE KATRINA-
AUGUST 2005-
"we are luckier than
others, and we are all alive"
Vancleave MS
aprox 6 miles north of I-10 and the city of Ocean Springs
about 15 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.
When we pulled into the drive way this is what we saw.
Our nieghbors came and covered the leaks in our roof, and broken
glass
They saved us from further rain damage while we were trying to
return home from TN |
There's no boards, no siding, just foam insulation there, and it
looks like mold is taking hold. |
In the back yard we found our dog fence and house
demolished by fallen trees, amoungst the debris was our chimney that
had been ripped off leaving one of the many holes in the roof. |
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| The trampoline had to have flown over the 2 story house from the
back yard, this site upset the children. As you can see you travel
with gas cans on top of your car, if you are lucky enough to still
have a car. |
This tree tried it's best to get in the family room, instead it
plowed into this plywood knocking a hole in it, which broke out the
window behind it. When we got home we found my neighbor had already
cleaned up the broken glass so my kids didn't get hurt. |
On a business note, last year we lost our office
from Hurricane Ivan. Since Florida had 3 storms last year we
suspended all billing to our clients who were hit for several
months.
Katrina absolutely whipped out about 70% of our customers
businesses. However our servers and the servers we maintain in New
Orleans for other clients, NEVER WENT DOWN, thru the entire
experience. When we say proudly serving the gulf coast for 10 years
we mean it ! We hope to be able to keep serving. |
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TODAY IS
Thu Aug 28 12:40:am CDT 2008
Information gathered from various sources report the following as of
today's date.
National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
The NHC has issued its final advisory on this system. Public Advisories from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov) will provide updates as long as the system remains a flood threat. Issued at 1100 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
Issued at 200 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
Issued at 0300 UTC THU AUG 28 2008
Issued at 1100 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
Issued at 0300 UTC THU AUG 28 2008
Issued at 300Z
000
ABNT20 KNHC 280535
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM GUSTAV...LOCATED ABOUT 80 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KINGSTON
JAMAICA.
SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL
CYCLONE MAY BE FORMING ABOUT 300 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...ADVISORIES
WILL BE INITIATED LATER TODAY. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.
A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC ABOUT
750 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO
15 MILES PER HOUR.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$
FORECASTER BLAKE/AVILA
