Frank P
(Veteran Storm Chaser)
Fri Sep 17 2004 03:39 PM
Re: Ivan Storm Surge?

I agree with you but would like to add this point... Camille did not cause any section of the bridge over Biloxi Bay to totally collapse, like what occurred from Ivan... I only lived about a mile from this bridge at the time so I saw it first hand... Camille rearranged about a quarter mile of the segments of the BIloxi Bridge on the Biloxi side of the bridge... but NONE of the sections were totally distroyed or missing like in Florida, maybe this bridge was built better than the Florida one, it certainly was newer at the time.. ... yeah, it took a long time to repair but I think they just realigned the bridge segments, they did not have to rebuild it, like they will have to do in Florida... wind does not do that type of damage... that's storm surge... and it was pretty bad with Ivan...


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