Just talked to my dad in Baldwin county.... LOTS of damage..

manofsteele79 · #1 Postby **manofsteele79** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:07 am

He said there's at least 12 big trees down in the yard now (2 on the house). There's a 90 ft pine laying across by brother's car. There's one in the swimming pool (fence gone). Water is coming in the house in the living room and the family is getting ready to bunker down in the middle of the house while the eye moves there way........ I'll post more when I hear more.

GuffMorlix · #2 Postby **GuffMorlix** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:09 am

Where in Baldwin Co. is your family, manofsteele?

#3 Postby **baygirl_1** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:09 am

Word on radio-- from Belforest (near Daphne) in Central Baldwin County, AL:
100 MPH winds sustained
roofs are blowing off there

yoda · #4 Postby **yoda** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:10 am

baygirl_1 wrote:Word on radio-- from Belforest (near Daphne) in Central Baldwin County, AL:
100 MPH winds sustained
roofs are blowing off there

Yup. Landfall is in Baldwin Cty... :eek:

kokomo · #5 Postby **kokomo** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:13 am

eye not even on shore yet :eek:

yoda · #6 Postby **yoda** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:15 am

kokomo wrote:eye not even on shore yet

The eyewall is... :eek:

manofsteele79 · #7 Postby **manofsteele79** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:18 am

They are in Robertsdale.... which is 20 miles north of coast. I've been keeping in contact to help them know when they are closest to the worst part (eye). Now they are all hunkered down in the hallway with my grandparents. It's a big brick housr (3700 sq feet) but I'm afraid the roof is going to go within the next 30-45 minutes. I'll keep ya'll posted.

anjou · #8 Postby **anjou** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:06 am

I'm not sure why it works but over and over I've seen

"in the bathtub with a mattress over their heads"

Hopefully it won't come to that... but for whatever reasons - and I'm sure someone can elaborate - many people think that's the safest place... may be.. no idea myself.

#9 Postby **MBismyPlayground** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:08 am

How close is this to Fairhope and Bay Minnette???

gkrangers · #10 Postby **gkrangers** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:08 am

Sheild from debris.

#11 Postby **baygirl_1** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:10 am

I'm not so great at estimating distances, but I'll try:
Robertsdale is about 10 miles east of Fairhope and probably about 20 miles south of Bay Minette.

#12 Postby **vbhoutex** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:15 am

MBismyPlayground wrote:How close is this to Fairhope and Bay Minnette???

VERY, VERY CLOSE!!!

birdwomn · #13 Postby **birdwomn** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:27 am

baygirl_1 wrote:I'm not so great at estimating distances, but I'll try:
Robertsdale is about 10 miles east of Fairhope and probably about 20 miles south of Bay Minette.

That wasn't too bad a guesstimate, if memory serves me.

Doesn't Sound too good for everybody up there along hwy 90.

#14 Postby **MBismyPlayground** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:34 am

Guess Fairhope is really getting hit badly with the eye.

Just talked to my dad in Baldwin county.... LOTS of damage..

Just talked to my dad in Baldwin county.... LOTS of damage..

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