In my 44 yrs i have seen my coastal neighborhood stripped clean of everything
including the leaves on the trees.
I remember returning to my home when i was 5 yrs old after Camille and seeing nothing but debris slabs where our neighbors used to be.
While there have been many cat 1 or 2 hurricanes that i have stood out side to watch, I would never disrespect a larger storm and not be prepared.
See my dad's neighborhood below.
From an aerial view of the city the first block or two looked like match sticks.
Even after a couple of years after Katrina my dad has little between him and the beach which is two city blocks. Like I said, in my op, I have never had a dog when a bad storm hit.
I have Bella microchipped and a tag on. I think that is important.
There were so many dogs left behind during Katrina.
I had one patient that was flown to my trauma hosptial after katrina.
She was pushing 90 and lived alone and was forced to evacuate and could not take her dog. I tried to locate the dog for her. I searched for days for her dog and her family. She lived on the west bank of New Orleans area. I had lived there too and was familiar with the area.
I finally found a family member but we never found her dog. She cried everyday for that dog
The humane socieity post above was great!