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[i][/i]Mike, Camille had recorded sustained winds of 175 mph. As for Katrina, I spent a week near Kiln, MS shortly after it hit with a group from Savannah "Pickin' up the Pieces.". On a rest day, we took a day trip into NOLA and was astounded at the damage along I-10. Also got see what used to be Waveland, MS, along the coast. One of the volunteers at the camp drove a riding lawn mower from either SC or Ga. Gil

Lost power at 2-3 am. Wind howling but does not sound like train.
Dog's bladders tied in knots but can't go outside until sunrise -need to be able to make sure no problem with a down power line

I hope the worst of it has moved on from your area Gil. Stay safe.

We lost power, too, at about 3 a.m. It came back on at about 7 p.m. Nothing worse than about 3 hours of yard work to be done. Plenty of time to do that, we got about 5" of rain so we won't be putting any harvesting equipment back in the field any time soon.

We've got some refugees from Savannah staying with us. They can't get back home to Savannah until law enforcement allows traffic back past I-95.

No problema, SRH

Backwoods Quail's web site says they will be open on Monday. That should mean the Fall Southern SXS is good to go. Hope to see a bunch 'o you there - anyone need anything spun?

DDA

Here’s the aftermath in my neighborhood after Matthew passed nearby early Saturday a.m. The first photo is of a “greeting” I put on my front door when the storm roared through. Some neighbors had folks knocking on their doors to see who was at home and who wasn’t after the evacuation order from the Governor. We had 17” of rain in parts of the city during the run-up and when the storm went by. I’m 14 miles from the coast and the eyewall was 12 miles off the coast when it was Cat. 2. Our neighborhood had sustained 55 mph wind and 71+ gusts. Tybee Island our nearest beach added about 20 mph to the above. Driving through town showed trees felled in a SSE direction as the wind blew from the NNW when the wall passed Savannah. The second photo is of a huge white oak that toppled into a sweet gum tree 75’ from my home. The third photo shows sweet gum limbs on top of a neighbor’s ragtop Seville and Range Rover 100’ to the right of my home. Fourth photo is Power Line Construction Co. employees from Victoria, TX. We owe a debt of gratitude for the power companies from other regions which flocked into Brunswick, Savannah, and other parts of the lowcountry. I should have power tonight as the crews were reinstalling transmission lines behind my house. Having homes in close proximity helped shield homes from an unfettered wind blast.

Glad to hear you made it through more or less OK Gil.

GLS,
Odd( in other cases I would saw funny)you mention Camille. I took my company(D Co., 43 Engr. Bn. Const.)there from Ft. Benning. Bay St. Louis and Waveland were my AO, to open Lines of Communications (roads/streets)and what ever my electricians and plumbers could do to help the city get power and water back. The photos I saw of Katrina in Waveland, looked like Camille. Today they were showing photos of flooded Lumberton NC. While at Ft. Bragg, I hunted at White Oak, very near there. People there and South Port as well as Baldhead Island also need our prayers.
Mike