Discussion: Hurricane Katrina - 9 years later

MusicLoverDude

9 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph. It produced incredible storm surge which flooded the lower 9th ward of New Orleans and destroyed Mississippi coastline, killing over 1200 people and becoming the costliest hurricane in US history.

I remember when I watched the tracking of this storm on The Weather Channel. I had no idea it would become stuff a historic storm back when it first got named.

Anyone here actually experience it or know people that were affected? Have you been to New Orleans since the storm? Any other thoughts you guys have?

LostInStereo100

I was in middle school, I remember how scary it was hearing about it in the news. Crazy stuff. I don't know anyone affected directly.

iHype.

I was just in Elementary; but boy, it was so huge. It was all over the TV.

I lived in Georgia then too AND SO MANY kids migrated here as Hurricane Katrina victims. We had like 6 new students from Katrina in my class alone.

Crazy.

MusicLoverDude

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Originally posted by iHype.

I was just in Elementary; but boy, it was so huge. It was all over the TV.

I lived in Georgia then too AND SO MANY kids migrated here as Hurricane Katrina victims. We had like 6 new students from Katrina in my class alone.

Crazy.

I was from California but I remember that my school had a fund going around raising money for victims.

psychodj

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Originally posted by iHype.

I was just in Elementary; but boy, it was so huge. It was all over the TV.

I lived in Georgia then too AND SO MANY kids migrated here as Hurricane Katrina victims. We had like 6 new students from Katrina in my class alone.

Crazy.

!!!!

I had seen so many people from that area come down. I befriended one of them. Glad she was safe.

Luzianne

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Originally posted by iHype.

I was just in Elementary; but boy, it was so huge. It was all over the TV.

I lived in Georgia then too AND SO MANY kids migrated here as Hurricane Katrina victims. We had like 6 new students from Katrina in my class alone.

Crazy.

And they brought their trouble (so called "gangs") with them

'We finna take over yo god damn school"

princedonte

We had a kids come to our school from an N.O. I had a class with this one kid he was so nice I miss him I wonder where he is today.

Luzianne

Kanye's iconic: "George Bush don't give a DAMN bout' black people!"

MusicLoverDude

For any of my fellow hurricane watchers, this was TWC footage from when Katrina was in Gulf of Mexico.

Back when TWC used to be so good!

RickyH.

I was in middle school and it was scary

I felt horrible that there wasn't anything that could be done to prevent it.

MusicLoverDude

Oh yeah, I remember how this made George W. Bush look even worse because FEMA and him weren't doing **** right.

Thankfully relief efforts have improved a lot since then. Obama handled Sandy really well for example

Gabriel_Spears

The world was united by this tragedy (it seemed like it).... sad storys came out of this.

Let me watch this masterpiece again.

MusicLoverDude

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Originally posted by Gabriel_Spears

The world was united by this tragedy (it seemed like it).... sad storys came out of this.

Let me watch this masterpiece again.

The Paul Walker promo

Mezter

I remember it so well. it was so sad

I had a friend that move here from New Orleans just until the damage was somewhat repaired. They lost everything

Cap10Planet

I remember it like yesterday. I had just started my senior year and was ready for all of the senior activities and homecoming, then Katrina happened.

My family and I were in traffic for over ten hours trying to get to Baton Rouge, which in normal circumstances would have been 30-45 minutes to get to. Not one of my favorite moments at all, but I learned a lot from it all.

MusicLoverDude

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Originally posted by Cap10Planet

I remember it like yesterday. I had just started my senior year and was ready for all of the senior activities and homecoming, then Katrina happened.

My family and I were in traffic for over ten hours trying to get to Baton Rouge, which in normal circumstances would have been 30-45 minutes to get to. Not one of my favorite moments at all, but I learned a lot from it all.

Did you also evacuate for Rita?

Callum

Still blows my mind that this was 9 years ago now

Time is flying.

Gotham Aurora

I live just two hours from New Orleans and go there often.
It still hasn't fully recovered from Hurricane Katrina. There are certain areas that are just vacant and still damaged.