Hoping that whatever evidence LE may have needed from beaches and piers in Bay St. Louis to Long Beach was thoroughly collected. According to the article below in the Sea Coast Echo, the piers many of us linked to possible disposal sites have been wiped out by Isaac.
http://12.68.233.230/40/article_6227.shtml
Thanks to fellow websleuthers who sent positive thoughts and support post-Isaac.
We certainly weren't expecting as much from just a "tropical storm" that barely turned Cat 1. It was definitely a wake-up call for many of us.
Ain't that the truth!
When assessing a storm's potential danger, much attention is given to wind speed and pressure. We tend to underestimate duration as a risk factor.
My wake up call came in the wee hours of Wednesday morning when Isaac went stationary near the mouth of the river and then backed up into the Gulf. The images showed that he had broken off from the wide outer feed bands and he was starting to tighten up.
About 4-5 am, just when I was starting to seriously question our decision to stay... BOOM! The transformer two doors down exploded, lighting up the entire house in the blue and green light of the arcs created by electricity discharging into the air. It was like something out of
Close Encounters. And loud! ZZZZzzzttttt...ZZZZZZzzzzttt.
From the doorway, we saw flames shooting out from the top of the pole and then my neighbor's tree. That's when I called 911 and was screamed at by the dispatcher because she couldn't hear me. Like it was my fault the power lines were spewing thousands of volts of electricity. The arcing finally stopped, but not the fire. I called 911 a second time, and the dispatcher was nicer.
"We'll send someone out. Do you want the firemen to let you know when they arrive?" Huh?? :waitasec:
"No, lady. I just want them to put out the fire." LOL
I hung up, and heard my sister on the phone with Entergy.
"She wants to know your account number." :thud:
In the meantime, all of the neighbors were watching from their porches, and I knew they were calling, too.
We never did see a fire engine, police car or utility truck. The rain eventually put out the flames, and the power line lay in the street until some time on Thursday. Monday night, air conditioning returned.
The Garfield Ladner Pier suffered heavy damage, but its super-structure remained intact.
Light poles and guard rails were bent in the front of the pier and the concrete driveway was also damaged in several places, officials said.
http://12.68.233.230/40/article_6227.shtml#.UFAR31HLmSo
What a shame. Makes me appreciate Clodumbo's photos even more.
J4J
