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To: Earlie who wrote (194871)	10/2/2002 4:47:45 PM
From: stan_hughes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

And it's the tidal surge that gets you. Things could be particularly messy in Louisiana for this one because the delta has sunk so much in the past few years. Lots of open water now where there used to be land because the Mississippi River silt doesn't make its way downstream like it used to, thanks to all the dredging activity

To: Earlie who wrote (194871)	10/2/2002 8:01:40 PM
From: Bill/WA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Earlie, Was in Gulfport, MS when Camille came through (in the service). Had duty that night, everyone evacuated to warehouses on the base. Radio reported @ 6PM that winds were gusting to 218mph before the machine crashed - at the mouth of the MS River. Had been through a number of 'canes being born & raised in FL, but I thought, 'Geez, that's how fast dragsters where going in the quarter mile'. Result, storm surge well over 18', most of the base destroyed, including the warehouse we were in (5 killed). House myself & 2 others were renting, right off Hwy 90, in view of the Gulf - gone. Problem with 'canes in the Gulf is that the sea water has no where to disburse as it does on the east coast of FL. Bill/WA