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On this day Aug 3, 1970, Hurricane Celia struck our little beach town dead center, (Original Post) surfered Aug 2025 OP
We had an August hurricane here on Friday, the 13th, 2004. A Cat 4 and we still talk about it to this day. Deuxcents Aug 2025 #1
Hate this time of year. Cat 4 Harvey hit just north of us Aug 25 2017 surfered Aug 2025 #2
My Texas relatives talk about Harvey..pre Harvey, post Harvey in their conversations. Deuxcents Aug 2025 #3
👍🤞🙏 surfered Aug 2025 #4
New Orleanian Tom Dyer Aug 2025 #5
Good luck. An Army buddy lives near Lake Pontchartrain. surfered Aug 2025 #6

Deuxcents

(25,611 posts)
1. We had an August hurricane here on Friday, the 13th, 2004. A Cat 4 and we still talk about it to this day.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 04:16 PM
Aug 2025

It came across a barrier island, Cayo Costa, and headed up north. We don’t forget these things and Charley coming on a Friday, the 13th, was a horror show, for sure. Stay safe over there..a couple more months of this season to go 🌺

surfered

(11,779 posts)
2. Hate this time of year. Cat 4 Harvey hit just north of us Aug 25 2017
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 04:23 PM
Aug 2025

Since it made landfall just north, the 130 mph west winds blew the water out of the bay and across the island. Lots of houses got saltwater in them, some 3-4’.

Deuxcents

(25,611 posts)
3. My Texas relatives talk about Harvey..pre Harvey, post Harvey in their conversations.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 04:48 PM
Aug 2025

The only good hurricanes are the ones who spin themselves out before they can get to us. Been quiet so far..🤞

Tom Dyer

(335 posts)
5. New Orleanian
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 05:22 PM
Aug 2025

Not looking forward to Katrina anniversary on August 29…
20 years, and it still plays in my head way too often.

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