Quote Originally Posted by Cander
Thanks everyone. I just got word that everyone is ok. 1 of my aunts however has lost everything. Their house is completely gone.

My mother luckily didnt live where they used to which was right on the Mississippi river. I saw pictures of that area and its completely submerged.

So sad.
I went through that last year. My 99 year old grandmother, and elderly aunt were right in the path of Charlie. It's all just a giant game of roulette (with the storm being the wheel) in that part of the country. I always wanted a storm while I lived down there, but then, I had nothing to lose.

I did try to convince my landlady that she really had to get out of the Florida Keys if a Cat 3 or above was aimed at them. She didn't understand the concept of the storm surge, thought it was just big waves.

I'm amazed that the most serious damage to NO may be happening AFTER the storm.