Hurricane Carla 51st Anniversary Remembered

[Ptarmigan]

Interesting to note that Carla happened on September 11, 1961, 40 years to the day that 9/11 occurred in 2001.

[unome]

great article on KHOU about Carla http://www.khou.com/news/local/Another- ... 15078.html

[Rip76]

This is a wonderful link from Galveston Daily News...
(many things i've never seen)

http://galvestondailynews.com/hurricanecarla

A couple of videos that are great... (I've never seen these either)

http://galvestondailynews.com/hurricane ... ideo.lasso

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=68129


Enjoy. I'll tell my parents Carla stories when I get a chance..

[srainhoutx]

HGX has a great link up today. For those of us that lived through Carla, it is always a day to reflect on what can happen along the Texas Coast...

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/crp/?n=hurricanecarla

[srainhoutx]

Oh the memories...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjueXVV_z0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmJnbeRr0vc

[tireman4]

Oh that storm has had many tongues wagging around me while growing up. My dad has so many stories about her.

[Rip76]

52 Years today...

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