[Ellesu]

Hurricane Betsy pics, etc. Anyone from BR remember Tex Carpenter (weatherman)on evening news saying go to bed folks, we are safe, etc., hurricane not coming near us. Later that night he was frantic saying get ready folks it's coming our way. People had gone to bed and Betsy woke them up.

http://www.hurricanecity.com/betsy.htm


http://www.st-bernard.la.us/emprep/betsy/betsy.htm

[dawn53]

Thanks for the pics. This pic is of a dog on the roof, wonder how he got there?

http://www.st-bernard.la.us/emprep/betsy/Betsy-11032-12-sm.jpg

[LA Woman3]

Are you getting worried?

[myprecious]

I was in Pensacola during Opal. The 10 o'clock news said we were safely to the west and everyone went to bed. The 11 'clock report came through online and Opal had changed her mind and was headed our way with great power.

I got my hammer and nails and proceeded to start banging up my plywood. One by one the neighbors woke up and turned on the lights. Soon we were all out getting ready.

I worried they would be upset, but it turned out to be the right move.

Opal tore through early the next morning. She was a cat 5 until just offshore, then politely stalled out to about 115 mph. We got lucky.