Credence unknown obviously.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:41 am Post subject: Preliminary Report on West End
I am part of the homeland security infrastructure and have a home in Sea Isle. I have a good contact within Galveston County that has kept me updated on the storms progress from County's perspective.
Please consider that this is now third hand information. It is a source that is impeccable, but it is third hand nonetheless. But we all want to know as much on the West End as we can, so I pass this on semi-reluctantly. It does not sound very good, especially for my older home.
Here is the email I received recently. (EDITED)
Well we have been busy. I can not exaggerate the destruction we have. Mayor and City Manager flew over Island and the report back is the west end is nothing but destruction and cuts from the waterflow. Mostly piles or walls of debris. Bolivar is also destroyed with 90 to 95 % of the structures reported badly damaged, destroyed, or gone. Rollover pass bridge not passable and may be gone. Three bodies recovered on Island and reports of some number in the surf on east pennissula or beyond. Fog stopped the search."
Just watched a report from CNN that Galveston city officials only had 3 BOATS for rescues!! Good thing the feds are there...that is pathetic!
Would love to see Galveston city’s budget and hand-outs from the federal government before the storm hit. You know darn well they had been given mucho bucks from homeland security for planning, etc....wonder where the money went?
Getting madder by the minute!
“... famous, century-old lighthouse on Bolivar... Survived two hurricanes... can’t verify it is there...”
When I hear reports like that, I know whether it is there or not. There are no elephants over there for it to hide behind.
There is nothing left on Crystal, or Bolivar - It is getting more and more worrisome as far as casualties.
1066AD wrote:
From KHOU forums.
Credence unknown obviously.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:41 am Post subject: Preliminary Report on West End
I am part of the homeland security infrastructure and have a home in Sea Isle. I have a good
contact within Galveston County that has kept me updated on the storms progress from County’s
perspective.
Please consider that this is now third hand information. It is a source that is impeccable, but it is
third hand nonetheless. But we all want to know as much on the West End as we can, so I pass this
on semi-reluctantly. It does not sound very good, especially for my older home.
Here is the email I received recently. (EDITED)
Well we have been busy. I can not exaggerate the destruction we have. Mayor and City Manager
flew over Island and the report back is the west end is nothing but destruction and cuts from the
waterflow. Mostly piles or walls of debris. Bolivar is also destroyed with 90 to 95 % of the
structures reported badly damaged, destroyed, or gone. Rollover pass bridge not passable and
may be gone. Three bodies recovered on Island and reports of some number in the surf on east
pennissula or beyond. Fog stopped the search.”
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This is highly consistent with the images posted by NautiNurse last night from Bolivar Peninsula, and with known surge conditions measured during the storm.
I wouldn’t bet against a word of this report.