REPOST FROM STORM CHASERS
Jeff Gammons reports that the areas of Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi that
he and Chris Collura have observed this evening are "unrecognizable." Jeff
described the damage as catastrophic.
The Weathervine crew, including Jim Edds, stationed themselves late last
night between Biloxi and Gulfport at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and
Convention Center. Their location on a sort of barrier island was within
one mile of the shore. The convention center included a steel-reinforced
parking garage several stories high, and a larger, fully enclosed coliseum
structure as well as a hotel. Many other people also rode out the storm in
this facility.
Jeff said that he witnessed storm surge more than thirty feet high, water
that included debris such as cars, boats, yachts, gasoline, oil, debris from
the casinos (including poker chips) and other material. Jeff said the surge
arrived slowly at first, built gradually, and then, with the arrival of the
eastern eyewall, increased dramatically with crashing walls of water and
debris. The crew was forced to relocate their vehicles to higher ground
several times. Many of the hotel guests pointed out their own cars floating
in the water below, along with the seacraft.
I asked Jeff about the relative lack of video coming from that area and he
said, "That's because it's completely catastrophic." Jeff and Chris are
attempting to locate an area with power and food. They are currently
eastbound on Interstate 10 approaching Pensacola. Jim Edds remained in
Mississippi.
The Weathervine crew, including Jim Edds, stationed themselves late last night between Biloxi and Gulfport at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Their location on a sort of barrier island was within one mile of the shore. The convention center included a steel-reinforced parking garage several stories high, and a larger, fully enclosed coliseum structure as well as a hotel...he witnessed storm surge more than thirty feet high, water that included debris such as cars, boats, yachts, gasoline, oil, debris from the casinos (including poker chips) and other material. Jeff said the surge arrived slowly at first, built gradually, and then, with the arrival of the eastern eyewall, increased dramatically with crashing walls of water and debris. The crew was forced to relocate their vehicles to higher ground several times. Many of the hotel guests pointed out their own cars floating in the water below, along with the seacraft... They are currently eastbound on Interstate 10 approaching Pensacola.
With that amount of devastation, how were they able to get their vehicles off the island to the mainland and get on I-10? Levitation?