[eastforker]

Seems to me that if all he had left was a slab it could be argued that it was wind damage that destroyed the home. The fact that water was also present would seem to be irrelevant. What caused the house to be destroyed, wind or water.

[houeto]

What caused the house to be destroyed, wind or water.

A tidal wave did. I could see it coming from about a mile away. It was spooky to say the least. I am in Pascagoula BTW.

[Charles Martel]

Seems to me that if all he had left was a slab it could be argued that it was wind damage that destroyed the home. The fact that water was also present would seem to be irrelevant. What caused the house to be destroyed, wind or water.

It's not just the water that does the damage, it's all the stuff that the water is carrying... like tree trunks and parts of your neighbor's house.

Along the Mississippi coast, although there is obvious wind damage to trees and roofs far inland, there it a stark difference when you get with a half-mile or so of the beach.

MSNBC.com has an interesting "blog" titled "Rising from Ruin", which features photos of the Waveland and Bay St. Louis areas.

This was the L&N railroad bridge, right where the Gulf narrows into Bay St. Louis. Notice the steel rails bent back with crossties still attached, looking like fence. The only wind damage that can match that would probably be associated with a nuclear blast.