"Katrita"

That's what we've taken to calling the destruction over the last four weeks -- Katrita. Katrina knocked things down, Rita flooded them. We lost power for a bit because of a downed line RIGHT outside our subdivision, but it was only out for a few hours. All in all, it seems that in BR, Katrina caused more immediate destruction through the sheer force of her winds, but Rita's downpour has wreaked major havoc. We're well above sea level here, but when you get something like two-five inches of rain an hour for several hours, well, lots of areas would flood. We have some roads that are closed here, but to us, the most striking thing is what happened behind our house. Growing up in Kentucky, one learns to know when storms are coming and what to watch for. One also has a wide bredth of experience with different types and severity of thunderstorms. I have never been more afraid than I was listening to this storm last night. Granted, it might have something to do with having two kids to protect, but I slept very little, and when I did, I had frighteningly imagistic and realistic nightmares about our roof peeling off.

Well, when we woke up, I was shocked at what I saw behind our house. Scroll down and take a look for yourself.