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Originally Posted by foundit66
Hurricane Camille--Was the last Category Five Hurricane to make landfall over the United States before Hurricane Andrew did in August, 1992. Hurricane Camille landfall over Gulfport, Mississippi on August 18, 1969 with winds of 180 mph, and a record storm surge of 24.3 feet. It left about 250 people dead from Louisiana to Virginia, and was responsible for approximately $1.421 billion dollars in damage.
Hurricane Frederick--A major hurricane that slammed into Mobile Bay in Alabama with 125 mph after struggling to maintain itself over the rugged terrain of Hispanola and Cuba. The storm caused some $2.3 billion dollars in damage to portions of the Gulf Coast.
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Well first fator it for inflation.
And then tell me what your point was? Yes the MS Gulf Coast is far more developed than when Camille hit, mega million dollar resorts and hotels and casino's. And the fact it Katina hit the MS coast NOT NOLA. It was the levy failure AFTER the storm passed that devestated NOLA. The was relatively little damage directly from the storm itself. The dollar amount is a specious argument.
And you don't need to waste my time with descriptions of these storms, I lived through them personally. I travel through the areas affected regularly. I live on the Gulf Coast.
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Anybody who thinks that ANY state or local government could have responded adequately to Katrina by themselves raise their hand?
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Who said by themselves? They are the first responders and are the boots on the ground NOT the federal government, NOT FEMA.
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Furthermore, we DO HAVE FEMA.
It DOES have a purpose.
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Which is NOT search and rescue. Which is not to set up shelters. It is a central clearing house for government financial assistance and resources which the state and local governments request.