In Pensacola, Kentucky construction worker Robert Waller had feared his vacation would be ruined by heavy flooding.Ĭontributing: Justin Vicory and Sam R. In Florida, about 10,000 customers lost power, but damage was mild compared to what the state has been through in recent weeks. Gulf Shores reported some street flooding Sunday but lifted its evacuation order. Flooding was reported in some downtown streets. customers had no electricity early Sunday, most in the Mobile area. “It turned out to be not that bad at all.” He said his family had prepared by stockpiling water and sandbagging around doors. “We saw a lot of high winds last night, but little water, not much water with it at all,” said Bang, who has ridden out many storms on the Coast. But he said he expected to be reconnected soon, as power crews were out in force. Saturday and it was still out early afternoon on Sunday. Bang said his family’s home lost power about 8 p.m. His home had no major damage and didn’t take on water - nor did those of his family. He was also able to find plenty of gasoline and the nearby Winn-Dixie reopened by early afternoon. He was expecting life to return to normal quickly. Ronnie Bang of Gautier, Miss., was counting blessings that Nate didn’t live up to early projections. "The lack of major damage is a testament to the strong and smart rebuilding since Katrina." "The MS Coast took a hard hit from Nate," the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency tweeted. State officials warned that Nate’s main danger was the possibility of up to 10 feet of storm surge in low-lying coastal areas as well as from winds that could damage mobile homes. Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency in six southernmost counties. If (evacuating) is going to keep us safe, I don't mind." We didn't want to risk anything," she said. "They said (Katrina) wasn't going to be that bad. Lauren Evans, 19, fled her home Saturday when winds picked up and was waiting out the storm at the Forrest County Community Shelter. In Mississippi, storm surge flooded downtown streets in Pascagoula, a city of 22,000 people 20 miles east of Biloxi. ► Names: How do hurricanes get their monikers? ► Waves: Storm surge is often a hurricane's deadliest, most destructive threat Still, the storm's weakening came as good news to hurricane-weary residents in four Gulf Coast states, which had declared emergency measures, including mandatory evacuations, curfews, beach closures and traffic blockades at flood-prone underpasses.Ĭrews were plucked off drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and other rigs were moved out of the storm’s path before Nate hit. What remained of the hurricane's eye was forecast to pass over portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, dumping as much as 10 inches of rain Sunday and Monday.īy early Monday, Nate had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving through the Tennessee Valley bringing heavy rainfall, according to the National Hurricane Center. ► Storms: Yes, this hurricane season has been much worse than usual ► Speed: How did Nate pop up so quickly? Expert explains Nate crashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane Saturday near the mouth of the Mississippi River before making landfall again early Sunday near Biloxi, Miss. The hurricane was the first to make landfall in the state since Katrina devastated much of the Gulf Coast in 2005. "Our thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors in Mississippi who felt the brunt of Nate's impacts." "#NOLA was very fortunate during this weather event," Landrieu tweeted. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said his city planned for the worst, hoped for the best and made out pretty well. More than 5 million people remained in a flood watch late Sunday. Nate slammed through a region still suffering from hurricane exhaustion in recent weeks after Harvey, Irma and Maria. The remnants of Hurricane Nate lashed much of the Southeast with heavy rains and winds early Monday, fading to a tropical depression but still knocking out power to more than 100,000 people and driving rivers of water through the streets of many communities. Watch Video: Hurricane Nate causes outages, flooding in the Gulf region
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