"Most Mississippi power customer south of 1-20 without power."

[crispini]

Gov. Barbour on WDSU now.

Unable to give us status on casinos because people can't get there.

"Major damage on the coast."

[Horse with no Name]

1. Merh lives on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

I also heard last night that they opened one of the casinos for a refuge.
God help them all.:cry:

[crispini]

5. She does?

:scared:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Oh, hell

Here I was worried sick over if Maddy and her family were alright and now I get to add merh to the list.

I'll light a candle for them now.

[Horse with no Name]

12. She went with family inland but was worried sick she wouldn't

have anything to come home to. I fear she may be right.
Hopefully she is safe.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. I'm glad they're at least safe

I have some in-laws who think they may have lost their home, too. They are 76 & 82 years old. Bless their hearts, they left with their little dog, a coo coo clock, clothing and family photos.

Their family in Houston had been trying to get them to move in with them for years, now they may have no choice.

[crispini]

2. M-DOT number for info: 601-659-7017

Many highway closures. Highway 90 closed on the coast. Too early to tell about the damages.

[tjdee]

3. Can you give me that link again please?

I'm too stupid to use the search function.
:cry:

[crispini]

4. wdsu.com

[CottonBear]

11. Try the WWLTV link too. Thay have a messgae board.

http://www.wwltv.com/

I'm trying to get info on the Northshore (Slidell, LA/Lacombe, LA.)

[crispini]

6. Head of FEMA says that they have adequate food, water--

just a matter of getting it into the area.

[crispini]

8. Search and rescue missions have begun

in Jackson county, will begin soon in Hancock county.

Natural gas pipeline broken in Forest (?) county. No immediate danger.

[eissa]

9. I hope all those poor people

affected by the power outage will stop and think, for a few seconds only, how it would feel to be without that power for months at a time. How would they feel towards their local or federal officials? That's what's going on in Iraq right now, thanks to our "president."

[CottonBear]

10. MS coast is "worse than Camille" according to Gov. Barbour.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Hurricane Katrina weakened slightly as it pummeled the Gulf Coast Monday, but the powerful storm still had plenty of punch as it swept through Mississippi with maximum sustained winds of 95 mph.

The weather service reported that "extensive and life-threatening storm surge flooding" was occurring along the Louisiana and Mississippi coast.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told reporters that Katrina "came in on Mississippi like a ton of bricks."

When asked what was his greatest fear, Barbour replied grimly "that there are a lot of dead people down there."

more...
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina/index.html
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