Two months or more and we are still having issues from these storms. This first story talks about the oil spills and clean ups. Fortunately, we escaped most of that here.
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/avantgo.hts/front/3457319
Nov. 13, 2005, 12:41AM
Spills from hurricanes staining the coast
Industry says there was no way to prepare for spills
By DINA CAPPIELLO
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
CHALMETTE, LA. - When Walter Estrade returned to his home in this refinery town 10 miles southeast of New Orleans, he expected the typical hurricane damage — toppled trees, tossed cars, a waterlogged house.
What he hadn't counted on was the oil.
Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters unleashed 1 million gallons of oil from one of the massive storage tanks at Murphy Oil's nearby refinery. The spill spread over 1 square mile and stained 1,700 homes, making it one of the largest environmental spills to occur in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
But it was far from the only one.
A Houston Chronicle review of data from the National Response Center shows that the two storms caused at least 595 spills, incidents that released untold amounts of oil, natural gas and other chemicals into the air, onto land and into the water.
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This second Story is about the county jail in the county just east of here - say about ten to fifteen miles from here. Shows you how close we came to getting this.
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http://mobile.baytownsun.com/mobilestory.lasso?wcd=23707
Chambers County jail still shut down
By Austin Kinghorn
Baytown Sun
Published November 13, 2005
Hurricane Rita has displaced no Chambers County resident from their home longer than inmates at the county jail.
Nearly two months after Hurricane Rita swept through the area, life has basically returned to normal for law-abiding citizens, but 45 prisoners are still living in an Angelina County jail because Chambers County’s facility has been out of commission since the storm passed.
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