Jim Cantore 'blown away' by this MS Coast city's rebirth 19 years after Hurricane Katrina
The Weather Channel meteorologist was on the Mississippi Coast for the beginning of 2024 hurricane season. Here's more. After Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Coast in 2005, the small beach town of Bay St. Louis experienced a significant rebirth, with restaurants and businesses rebuilding and opening. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore visited the city for the first day of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and was "blown away" by its rebirth. He described the area as a "one of a kind coast" and said it will never be forgotten again.
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After Hurricane Katrina's winds and storm surge ravaged the Mississippi Coast in 2005, the small beach town of Bay St. Louis resembled a war zone. The bridge that connected the Bay to Pass Christian was reduced to concrete pilings. Streets in downtown near the water washed away. Storm surge of over 20 feet invaded homes, washing away structures and taking priceless mementos and memories with it. Some who stayed, like Bay St. Louis business owner Nikki Moon, clung to life on a tree as Katrina destroyed her bed and breakfast on the beach.
What Katrina left behind on August 30, 2005, was a somber awakening of a new normal for Hancock County residents. It's been almost 20 years since that storm hit, and it's safe to say that Bay St. Louis has had a massive rebirth. Restaurants with ties to the Bay like Trapani's rebuilt on the beach, and dozens more opened in the downtown area. The French Potager flower shop found its home on Main Street. Houses were rebuilt and renovated, and the waterfront now looks like a mini-Destin, as colorful bars and eateries line the white sand. Bay St. Louis is beloved by New Orleanians, too, who have second homes there or go on the weekend for food, art, music and fun. And now, the Mississippi Coast city is catching the eye of a famous meteorologist.
The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore was in Bay St. Louis for the first day of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. He came down for housewarming party thrown by storm chaser Josh Morgerman, who built a home that can sustain winds from a Category 5 hurricane a few blocks from the water. While on the Coast, Cantore spent some time exploring Bay St. Louis and said he was "blown away" by the city. "What a sweet scene filled with wonderful people and eats, shops, and scene," Cantore said on Instagram. "Almost 20 years after Katrina this one of a kind coast will never be forgotten again."
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