I was only 6 when Katrina hit (I’m from OS) but I can still remember the storm like it was yesterday.. I might not remember a lot of the coast from before Katrina, but I remember seeing it destroyed/ gone.
02:14 I worked with Mama at Casino Magic. She was in Housekeeping (I believe) and I was in Security. I transferred to Surveillance before the storm but I certainly knew her and talked to her. Very sweet woman. The employee bus drivers name was Katrina. I remember joking with her about the storm before it came. We called the casino, Casino Tragic when we were working there. Wish I could have 1 -8 hour shift at Casino Tragic now though. I have never seen a casino since that dealers and housekeeper and Security and maintenance sat at the same tables in the break room and talked. Not small talk, real conversations. That does not happen in the casinos on The Coast now, bet that. I know from experience.
I was here for Katrina lived in MS my whole life. I was in the fire department at the time. This was an absolutely awful experience and to this day I will evacuate I will never stay for another storm that is Cat 2 or above. The weeks and months that followed were some of the hardest times we've ever endured. Makes me mad that we get looked over when they talk about Katrina. We had 28 to 30 feet of water where I was. If you have to question whether to evacuate, just go. Yes it's expensive and time consuming but your life is worth more.
Jennifer J The surge was almost twice what was predicted and hit many areas that never flooded before. Not to mention, some folks didn’t have the means to get out. The fact is, these people lost a lot whether they stayed or evacuated. My best friend lost her brand new house and she did evacuate. That kind of thing leaves a mark. What I see here are a lot of good folks getting together to pick up the pieces.
It'd sad but Camille was far worse than Katrina on its best day. Camille had gusts of 230 mph the barometers broke and the storm surge was over 30 feet tall. The media love to say every storm is the worst but Camille was and still is truly the worst storm ever.
Yes Camille did have much stronger wind speeds, and a lower barometric pressure when it made landfall, but it was a smaller storm size wise, Katrina was a larger storm, and because of that the storm surge was higher. The water made it further inland during Katrina than it did with Camille. There were some areas in Long Beach that didn't have any water during Camille that were completely destroyed in Katrina. Katrina also produced the highest recorded storm surge in US history in Pass Christian at 27.8 ft which broke the previous record set by Camille in Pass Christian of 24.6 ft.
I was only 6 when Katrina hit (I’m from OS) but I can still remember the storm like it was yesterday.. I might not remember a lot of the coast from before Katrina, but I remember seeing it destroyed/ gone.
I was a senior in high school over in OS! This storm made us super close as a class!
ALFredo Cuomo yes I agree, I’m in Miami , and I promise to God we were so focused on N.O because the news didn’t do a major coverage on Mississippi
02:14 I worked with Mama at Casino Magic. She was in Housekeeping (I believe) and I was in Security. I transferred to Surveillance before the storm but I certainly knew her and talked to her. Very sweet woman. The employee bus drivers name was Katrina. I remember joking with her about the storm before it came. We called the casino, Casino Tragic when we were working there. Wish I could have 1 -8 hour shift at Casino Tragic now though. I have never seen a casino since that dealers and housekeeper and Security and maintenance sat at the same tables in the break room and talked. Not small talk, real conversations. That does not happen in the casinos on The Coast now, bet that. I know from experience.
I was here for Katrina lived in MS my whole life. I was in the fire department at the time. This was an absolutely awful experience and to this day I will evacuate I will never stay for another storm that is Cat 2 or above. The weeks and months that followed were some of the hardest times we've ever endured. Makes me mad that we get looked over when they talk about Katrina. We had 28 to 30 feet of water where I was. If you have to question whether to evacuate, just go. Yes it's expensive and time consuming but your life is worth more.
i was in the hotel at 3:15. its the best western across from beau rivage. i was on the 3rd floor. the guy at 4:20 was there with us
35 foot Storm Surge who expects that .
I'm sorry, but these people had ample warning to GTFO of there. I have no compassion for stupidity.
Jennifer J The surge was almost twice what was predicted and hit many areas that never flooded before. Not to mention, some folks didn’t have the means to get out. The fact is, these people lost a lot whether they stayed or evacuated. My best friend lost her brand new house and she did evacuate. That kind of thing leaves a mark.
What I see here are a lot of good folks getting together to pick up the pieces.
It'd sad but Camille was far worse than Katrina on its best day. Camille had gusts of 230 mph the barometers broke and the storm surge was over 30 feet tall. The media love to say every storm is the worst but Camille was and still is truly the worst storm ever.
Yes Camille did have much stronger wind speeds, and a lower barometric pressure when it made landfall, but it was a smaller storm size wise, Katrina was a larger storm, and because of that the storm surge was higher. The water made it further inland during Katrina than it did with Camille. There were some areas in Long Beach that didn't have any water during Camille that were completely destroyed in Katrina. Katrina also produced the highest recorded storm surge in US history in Pass Christian at 27.8 ft which broke the previous record set by Camille in Pass Christian of 24.6 ft.