Granted New Orleans was far more devastating but it didn’t have to be nearly that bad. When evacuation orders go up, we evacuate. The thought of 10 feet of storm surge at my back door and 12-24 hours of howling winds, things breaking, hospitals closed, no chance of an airlift, very little law enforcement, no thanks. We leave. If it misses us, good, If not, we come home and begin the cleanup. It’s the price we pay to live in what we consider paradise.
You had quite a lot of damage there from Ike. We don’t have a lot of big trees near roads, but sometimes they have to get the sand from the ocean off of them. Wilma made new beaches where none were before, confiscated some small, islands, filled in some cuts for a brief period of time. I hope to never see another one, but that’s not likely.
Exactly. In the flood of 83 and 86 They told that Arkansas would crest and went to great as to why.
Basically all the damns from Chicago on down were full and they were spilling over.
There was no avoiding it.
Sure enough it flooded like they said as did all the tributaries.
I was on high ground in the Tulsa Mountains so I was safe but helped some friends who live right on the water. One lost here home but we got every piece of furniture, clothing you name it.
Insurance paid for a new home and I helped pour the foundation.