DON'T TELL ME THAT HELL AIN'T BEAUTIFUL
FIRST TWO ARE UNSOURCED; RECEIVED VIA EMAIL
Obviously retouched, but what the hell
Katrina Tidal wave approaching shore. Not photoshopped. This one is sourced.
Note the size of the tree directly in front of the wave. The above picture was taken from the third story balcony of Saint Stanislaus College located next door to Our Lady of the Gulf church in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi on the morning of August 29th, 2005. This is believed to be the initial tidal wave from Hurricane Katrina. The tidal wave was approximately 35 to 40 feet high. When it slammed into the beach front communities of Bay Saint Louis and Waveland Mississippi to completely destroy 99% of every structure along the beach for 9 miles and over ? of a mile inland. The destruction only started there. The flooding that continued inland destroyed the contents of all but 35 homes in these two communities of approximately 14,000 people. Received via email and no idea of source. It appears not photoshopped
3 comments:
The photo is genuine. I bought an 8x10 of this very photo at the 2006 Crab Fest in Bay St. Louis. Also got a DVD filmed by a local couple who decided (for some strange reason) to ride the storm out at home. Luckily they had a two-story home, because the incoming surge flooded the 1st floor all the way to the tops of the doors.
Nice blog, Howard. I've added you to my blogroll. Regards, Nuke.
Yup that's the storm surge coming in along with 150 mph wind.
I bought an 8 x 10 of this photo, and a DVD at the 2006 Crab Fest in Bay St. Louis, from a couple who for some strange reason, rode the storm out at their 2 story home. By the time the storm was over, the surge had put over 8 ft of water in their home, and taken out the entire neighborhood. They were lucky to be alive.
Nice blog, Howard. Thanks for the linkage. I've added you to my blogroll also.
Regards, Nuke
The second picture down is not photoshopped. It belongs to Mike Hollingshead, a Storm Chaser in Nebraska and Kansas. He has a web site that features this and other pictures.
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