The only media "personality" I'd heard of that was in Gulfport was Jim Cantore; I guess everybody else went to New Orleans. Any word out of Cantore since they had to run up to the second floor of wherever they were staying?
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"(Richmond, Virginia, where our motto is "Will Riot For Cheap Laptops")"
But wasn't that out in the suburbs of Henrico, not in the city?
Since our earlier blog entry from producer Simon Temperton, who is with Jim Cantore in Gulfport, Miss., we have received several phone calls from both of them. They are safe, and floodwaters around the Armed Forces Retirement Home, where they are staying, have started to recede. Residents are staying on the 2nd through 5th floors in the building, out of harm's way. Jim estimates that storm surge may have reached an astounding 27 to 37 feet.
Here's what Jim reported at 1 p.m. ET:
"The water is down about 5 feet from where it was earlier. The parking lot is covered in water. Trees are stripped of their leaves. There is debris everywhere. There's roof damage we can see.... I can see our satellite truck and the vehicles that were with us, and they are now above water, at least part of them....
"For those of you who may have loved ones at the Armed Services Retirement Home, everyone is fine. Obviously everyone is shaken up, and there are some people who need medical attention. They have medicine, wheel chairs here... Right now, there's no air conditioning, which could be a problem for some of these people.
"Things are quieting down, but it's not a pretty sight out there."
http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/?from=wxcenter_news