First National Bank on Airport Blvd
Bayfront Parkway impassable
Posted on 09/15/2004 7:38:29 PM PDT by lainie
First National Bank on Airport Blvd
Bayfront Parkway impassable
I just received a phone call from a co-worker. He has spoken with our boss who rode out the storm in Gulf Breeze Proper. Our boss' home (northwest side of the peninsula) has only sustained a little water damage, but a friend's home (southeast side of the peninsula) has holes in the roof and has flooded (don't know to what extent). Also, as expected, both bridges in Gulf Breeze (P'Cola to GB & GB to P'Cola Beach) are impassable. I tried to get more info, but that's all I know for now.
Thanks for the information. I don't know anything new.
Confirmed storm damage in Carrollton, Bremen, and Bowden, who were under a tornado warning at the time. Trees and powerlines down. Homes damaged.
Currently, Clayton, Fayette, Spalding counties under tornado warnings. Those storms are headed north toward you. Keep your eyes peeled.
You know the next wave, if any, will be named Karl, don't you. See if you can convene a meeting of the Karls and make him go out to sea?
The bank shown in the images above is very lightly constructed.The perimeter "wall" appears to be little more than glass or stucco panels hung on metal studs (sheet metal) attached to the floor joists and not even reinforced with attachments to the column. I am surprised this would pass local codes, as it would not pass the less restrictive codes in the midwest areas I am more familiar with.
Because others here have posted that the water level seen in the I-10 bridge images appears to be "30 to 40" feet above normal, I have posted an image depicting the computed extent of a 9 meter (29.7 feet) storm surge. It is located at:
http://users.in-motion.net/~jefft/tech/Mapping/afghanistan/9msurge2.jpg
The original image, depicting a 4 meter (13.2 feet) surge is still located at:
http://users.in-motion.net/~jefft/tech/Mapping/afghanistan/4msurgetext.jpg
Note that in both images the surge elevation calculations were applied to the entire image, while in reality, the surge would probably peak just east of the eastern extent of the eyewall and gradually taper off in both directions.
Absolutely. No Doritos or cookies?? What are they thinking??
Looks like a couple more possibles following right after the next one whatever that is named, J something.
Having just dodged Ivan with only approximately 80 mph winds and not wanting to face Jeanne, let me ask, how confident are you on this prediction?
Oh, SNAP. I forgot about what 14 feet of storm surge and 10 inches of rain might do with the local gator population. Yeesh.
I sure hope this thing doesn't park itself over the Southeast to wring out over the weekend. Those mountains do NOT need a foot of rain...the term "flooding of Biblical proportions" keeps getting thrown around regarding the Upstate.
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Lot of power outages in Birmingham area, some street flooding and downed trees. Wind still whipping at 4 pm cdt.
So far, I've kept power. I've heard nothing that should cause you too much alarm.
Be well.
They also said they had "copious quantities" of junk food, but I figured that just went without saying. :)
Those Pensacola pictures are stunning. I visited Pensacola once about 12 years ago one summer...drove all the way down from Virginia, randomly wandering for a week, and wound up staying on the beach. It was beautiful, the beaches were fantastic, except the water was 91 degrees (!), plus there'd been an offshore storm so it was very grungy. I've always wanted to go back ever since, visit the beach at a more, er, temperate time than mid-August, and see the Naval Air Museum down there.
}:-)4
Cool...Onyx will you drive down to pick them up, or will they hop a flight to where you are?
That's probably good. Crying really helps to relieve stress that's pent up!
They've lived through a nightmare and will take time to heal emotionally.
Onyx, was she there on work permit, or had she obtained her residency...just wondering? We were there on work permit that had to be renewed every year, but we had friends on the island who were ex-pats, but had residency because of the length of time they had stayed.
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No, she has status.
Cayman passport as well as her US.
ALL 3 children were born in Georgetown too.
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