We want to run from the water and hide from the wind at this time.

If this becomes a category 4 or 5 storm we can expect the same type of damage in this area. My advice to the public is to be prepared.

We do expect a catastrophic type storm to hit us. It is not going to be as bad as Katrina, but if it is, we are prepared to get people out.

When the water touched my balls, that's when I got scared.

I've been here for 14 years in this house and I've never seen water this high.

I put dirt in the yard to combat the water, but it wasn't enough.