Angie's Entry - Edited 8/26 1:06 CST

I'm probably safe in assuming that since Aimee hasn't signed in at all this morning, that she either has no power or is row, row, rowing her boat to the highest ground she can find.

If you haven't heard the lastest, here it is:


MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 10:10 a.m. ET Aug. 26, 2005

MIAMI - South Florida woke up Friday to chaos — flooded streets and homes, more than 2 million people without power, and hundreds of traffic lights out of order — after Hurricane Katrina plowed through overnight with wind gusts reaching 92 mph.

Four people were killed and a family of five was missing as Katrina took her time moving out into the Gulf of Mexico. But the coast was hardly clear, with the Florida Panhandle told to expect Katrina to make landfall there as early as Sunday night.

Most businesses and government offices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties were closed Friday, and officials said flooding was still the main concern after the storm dropped up to 11.5 inches in some areas.

“There’s debris, there are tree limbs all over. Traffic lights are out,” Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne said at a press conference. “Don’t get in your car. Don’t drive unnecessarily. We’re asking people not to go sightseeing.”

Katrina’s plodding pace meant that strong wind and heavy rain would continue to plague the state throughout the day.

Rain fell in horizontal sheets, seas were estimated at 15 feet and sustained winds were measured at 80 mph as the hurricane made landfall Thursday night along the Miami-Dade and Broward line.

Florida Power and Light Co., the main electricity company in the area, said 1.2 million customers, representing 2.4 million people, were without power Friday morning.

Some 11,000 workers were slowly restoring power Friday morning. The outage meant 1,300 traffic lights in the Miami area were not working.

In an oceanfront condominium in Hallandale, Carolyne and Carter McHyman said heavy downpours pelted their windows after the eye passed.

“It’s been horrible,” Carolyne McHyman said. “Basically all our windows are leaking. We just keep mopping up and taping the windows, mopping up and taping again.”

I'm sure Aimee and the fam are ok, but I'll be glad once we hear from her!

Aimee just signed in quick and she and the fam are all ok. She expects everything to be back to normal by Monday, seeing as Miami got the brunt of the storm.

Glad to hear your ok hun!! *kisses and hugs*