[Luis Gonzalez]

It was a terrifying night, the longest night I can remember.

My small transistor radio crackled and could be barely heard above the winds howling outside, and I was way north of landfall point.

The eye of the storm had set its sight on my parent's house south of me, and now the telephone lines were dead, or maybe busy.

I began to pray...

[Luis Gonzalez]

Here's a truly great interactive timeline, with great graphics.

[backhoe]

Locator bump, Luis-- I grew up on the Atlantic, and we are now on a peninsula with water on 3 sides. I would not bet the old Victorian pile we're in would stand such a storm- although it is at least high off the ground...

[Luis Gonzalez]

FYI

[Straight Vermonter]

Lets not forget GHW Bush's FEMA team that couldn't seem to get out of its own way. I think this was one of the events that really served to push his poll numbers way down.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I'm glad you're here to talk about it Luis! It must have been a living hell.