Didn’t yall take a real hit with Katrina? N.O. got all the attention but I thought Mobile got the harder hit. Have not had a real huricane here since Carla. Almost 50 years with out a major Huricane hit, (knock on wood).
The whole area was effected, with Bayou LaBatre taking the brunt, I believe. You could really 'feel' her strengh over here. She didn't rage as long as Ivan did and, of course, we didn't experience the eye of Katrina, as we did with Ivan.
Ivan we lost power for 9 hours. Katrina we lost power for something like 5 or 6 days. Hubby built our house like a fortress and the trees that fell, fell away.
I remember the reporter saying NO suffered a near miss and was very fortunate. Unfortunately the rest of the country has not been so lucky paying for this “near miss”.