Montgomery, AL - minimal damage, Power restored at 6PM last night.
Wife's father in Enterprise lost his roof, but it has been patched, tarred and sealed. Still without power
Brother in Ft Walton Beach - no damage to house (unbelievable), no power or water -- 7-14 days for restoration
Stepson father - Farihope, AL; house has a tree through the middle of it, no power, no water -- Second house, Gulf Shores, AL; completely destroyed. :-(
No injuries - that is the main thing.
Pingarooni
Various relatives in Bay County – Panama City/Lynn Haven and vicinity. No damage, phones up, power on…
Hello! I am an Orange Beach resident,(Ivan hit us at the eastern edge of the eye)... we have no word yet as to the condition of our home, located on the bay side of the island. It is difficult to wait ..... instant access to information has spoiled us ...
still waiting to hear from husband, a Navy Aircraft Mechanic school student who was evacuated from NAS Pensacola on Tues...last time I spoke to him was that morning before they left...
Check-in ping!
Who is the freeper over there? gulfcoast6?
Sister , 6 year old niece, and 10 year old nephew, and brother in law...survied the storm in Daphne , Alabama, ...they have NO POWER....Seems their new home of nine months survived the storm...they lost some trees.
Here in Columbus, Georgia, the winds are gone, only had flickering off of electricity a few times, and three tornado warnings.
BTW, Destin, and areas east, like Sandestin, Grayton Beach and Seaside, are beautiful places. I wish them the best.
My daughter and son-in-law stationed at Eglin AFB evacuated down here to Orlando and are worried 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 power back on until beginning of October.
I'm just thankful that everyone is safe. What a brutal month we've all had.
HEADS UP
WBAP radio in Dallas/Fort Worth is going to have a donation drive for Hurricane aid.
www.wbap.com
It is the same radio station that Amy Barnes went public on.
Atlanta western 'burbs -- I'm back; my power went out yesterday afternoon, and didn't come back until late last night. I've got some water underneath my foyer, which I hope drains/dries without too much hassle...
We've got plenty of tree damage in and around here -- there's still a lot of power out in areas around here; the kids are home from school today...
We haven't heard from blam since 9-14 10:12PM. He was evacuating inland. Hope we hear something soon--Godspeed.
I think this thread's concept is brilliant. Kudos, and good luck.
bttt
My grandkids in Pensacola rode out the storm and came through unscathed, Thank God.
The boy stayed at the downtown Winn-Dixie with many other employees. The wind was terrifying. They could hear part of the roof go, and then huge airconditioning units hurtling to the ground. All were safe, but there was major damage to their vehicles in the parking lot. Today, he and the others are working on cleanup to try to get the place up and running. No electricity is a big problem.
Daughter stayed at a co-worker's home which was more substantial than her trailer home. It was scary. They could hear trees coming down all around. No one was injured, though. However, granddaughter's vehicle had all windows blown out.
We are all very grateful for the prayers of those on FR. My grandkids will tell their grandkids how they survived Hurricane Ivan.
We're in New Orleans and we love the Gulf Shores/Pensacola area. It has been hard to look at the pictures of what happened there. We'd love to be able to do something to help.
