The Crystal Beach condominium, destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, is seen Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, in Orange Beach.
Posted on 09/18/2004 7:25:51 AM PDT by Eagle Eye
I don't normally "do" vanities. Heck, I rarely post articles.
But I absolutely have to get some attention to what Hurricane Ivane did to Pensacola and some of the nearby communities.
The landscape has changed. Tens of thousands are now without homes or businesses. Roads needed for resupply are out.
Power is out and food supplies for many miles are threatened. Grocery stores don't have power. Power may take weeks to restore, water 6 weeks or more.
Nice red X bozo ..UGH!!!! sorry
Anyone in the Niceville Oklaloosa Co area? We want to go but don't know what to expect. Our house is off John Sims Pkwy.
Barb
Could be. Lots and houses are on dunes and further back from the shore, and are prices according to closeness to beach. First tier is nearest, then second tier, etc.
Hmmm...poking around the Pensacola newspaper site it seems there are still many people missing and they're turning up bodies in the storm surge area that haven't been added to the death toll site. Problem with deaths from surge is some of the bodies may have been washed out to sea.
I agree, evacuation is good advice. If anything, seeing destruction is indication that little survives a direct hit of winds at 100 mph plus waves.
http://photo.live.advance.net/bama/images/519/coast2.jpg
Its from a cache. Look at url.
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The Crystal Beach condominium, destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, is seen Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, in Orange Beach.
I don't know how to post a link, but try www.pensacolabeachliving.com There are 500 aerial photos posted on this site. It appears the major hotels survived with minor damage. The "beach ball" (water tower) is still standing also. The Five Flags hotel wasn't as lucky and is pretty much gone. Ft. Pickens was still under water. The dunes also appear to be gone. But I read on one message site that one remained......the one with the cross.
It's going to take years for the area to recover. We went in 96, a year after Opal/Erin, and saw so much damage remaining in Navarre, and Pensacola Beach was trying to restore the dunes. It wasn't until our trip in 98 that the area looked pretty much recovered.
Thanks.
According to the articles on the PNJ the Red Cross sheltered about 41,000 people in the region.
The roads are just now opening.
http://www.pensacolabeachliving.com/
Thanks for the link above, NNPW
Thanks.
As I go through the photo galleries I see people I know, names I recognize and places I used to go to.
They all need our prayers right now.
That one is very moving.
There's going to be side effects that probably will never be mentioned.
I lived in Navarre (15 mi. East of Pensacola) and we got hit twice in three years with Aaron and Opal.
Winds blew houses into the sound, and their refrigerators contaminated the water with refrigerant and other chemicals.
Months later, speeding small craft were getting their bottoms ripped open by dumpsters that were blown in the water, and being green and submerged, acted like reefs.
There were sections along the road to Destin (east of Pens) where sand dunes once blocked your view of the ocean. After the storms you had a clear view over REALLY flat beach areas. I doubt if they had time to build up before Ivan.
Thanks.
I moved there in 99.
No doubt. Just look at what the collapse of the I-10 bridge will do to the sevices that exist to feed, fuel and house travelers. And think about where the re routed traffic will go. Can 98 handle more? Not hardly! Can 90? Nope.
Check out the photo galleries. Ping anyone you think should see them. Thanks.
Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP), Saufley Field and Corry Station are closed to all but key and essential personnel.
Anyone holding orders to report to NASP should remain where they are and call in on Monday, September 21, 2004, for further instruction.
Anyone who evacuated or is on leave needs to stay where they are and call in on Monday, September 21, 2004, for further information.
Personnel must not call the NASP fire department.
Public Works and Engineering personnel should report as soon as possible.
Duty personnel for NASP command should report as scheduled.
Commissary and Navy Exchange are closed.
I may head out from Austin to go over and help out there. I've been calling all over central/east Texas to try to find generators but nobody has any left, all have been shiped to south Fl prior to Ivan.
The Emerald coast is a beautiful area and will bounce back. We try to come each year to enjoy the sand, surf, friendly people, and wonderful restaurants. I don't know how many signed dollars we have hanging on McGuires wall? Without a doubt we'll be back again next summer to get my "05" Bushwacker tee shirt :-)!
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