Hurricane Rita!

Saturday, September 24, 2005, 1:23 p.m. CDT (18:23 GMT), St. Martinville, LA—Nearly12 hours after Hurricane Rita made landfall, she continues to produce winds and rain throughout the southwestern portion of Louisiana. While the damage has yet to be comprehensively assessed, it seems that the damage the small city of St. Martinville has sustained is minimal. Power outages were few and have been relatively short, traffic signals have power but are not functioning correctly, and the storm’s primary affects have been the scattering of debris from trees and damage to roofs.

This community now waits for the weather to clear so clean-up operations can begin.

A view of the yard from the balcony. Observe the scattered debris.

A view of the neighbor’s yard from the balcony.

A neighbor’s tree during a strong gust of wind.

The street on which I live with debris in the street and in yards.