Even in Texas, we felt the Devastation and sorrow of Mother Nature’s wrath on August 29, 2005. Here is one of the newspaper clippings I taped inside my journal as I wrote about Hurricane Katrina.
“Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. The storm is currently ranked as the third most intense United States landfalling tropical cyclone, behind only the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969. Overall, at least 1,245 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods, making it the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Total property damage was estimated at $108 billion (2005 USD),[1] roughly four times the damage wrought by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in the United States.[3]” From Wikipedia.
Carolyn Dennis-Willingham 
Being from Gulport we took a direct hit from both of these ladies. I remember evacuating the day before Katrina and I cried all the way to Oklahoma. When we went back there was nothing there. Nothing. Our sailboat was in the middle of a highway that no longer existed, nor did any of the bridges. All the lives lost as well as the history. 26 miles of destruction from the beach to a mile inland. Thank you Texas and Oklahoma for taking us all in and sharing our pain!
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How scary and I’m so sorry you felt the wrath. Not only the lives lost but the slow response times. I’m glad you are safe now!
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Me too. But I’m ready to go home now. Hopefully soon!
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THANK YOU…for remembering and caring still!!! ❤
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Of course. We will be better prepared next time, I hope.
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