It was likely one of top 5-6 most profound times of my life
We toured the damage immediately... dad’s company was hired out for clean up with his heavy construction equipment
We had a place in Waveland for a year after the storm
Camille was deadly with super high winds..245 offshore
But slower weaker Katrina was worse..much worse
95% total concrete slab and dirt where pavement was destruction from Ocean Springs to Biloxi to Gulfport to Long Beach/Mississippi city to Pass Christian to Bay St Louis and Waveland
25 miles of beach front lost from US 90 inland for 2-400 yards
Amazing...like Dresden....at least in 2006 and 2007
Don’t know how it is now
Camille was bad but recovery happened...back to lush normal in 10-15 years plus the old live oaks and homes survived... not with Katrina
Few buildings....Beauvoir and I think the old Nunnery...a few others
Beauvoir is well built....it breathes they say.....
My daddy was a meteorologist, so he wasn’t at home. He was helping with Camille.
My mother had a bad case of bronchitis, and was on some really good drugs.
I asked her during her drugged state if my sister and I could go check on the boats at the lake house. She said we could.
lol
So we did. My VW bug was almost blown off of the road several times. When we reached the lake house we found at least a thousand seagulls! 150 miles inland!
We went out to check on the boats, and the wind was so bad that that we were, both, almost blown off of the dock.
My daddy didn’t know about it, and my mother doesn’t remember it.
My sister and I, however, had boatloads of excitement!
wardaddy, your description of Camille and Katrina is excellent.
Oooh! I forgot to tell you about the guy I was dating who was from LSU, was visiting me, and drove home the day Camille hit.
He made it, but it was a hairy ride.