Has anyone heard anything about how Eglin AFB faired? My daughter and son-in-law evacuated down here to Orlando, and are worryed about their base house there. They don't know when they will be allowed to return. My parents, grandmother and aunt who live in Bluewater Bay (Niceville - outside of Destin) stayed put and are safe and sound. Lots of trees down and roof damage to my parents' house and to many in their development. They actually had their power restored this afternoon so they are real happy about that. I'm going to buy them a chainsaw and send it back up with my daughter and son-in-law. I have relatives up in Birmingham who lost their power and have been told it will be the 20th before it will be restored. A cousin in Auburn has been told she probably won't get her's back on until beginning of October. I'm just thankful that everyone is safe. What a brutal month we've all had.
Go to wwwmyflorida.com. You can find Hurricane Ivan information updates about roads, bridges, etc. Maybe there's info about Eglin.
Don't know anything for sure, but I've hear that hwy 89 doesn't exist in many places.
fwiw there are some moving picture galleries on these sites:
www.pensacolanewsjournal.com
www.weather.com