Any word on VB?

[msdis]

Just wondering how it fared this time and if anyone has any info. Don't know how they can take any more!

 

[kweaver]

Nothing official about Disney. We watched an interview with the Mayor of Sebastian, FL (I think that was the town) and he was standing near downtown VB. Power was out everywhere and things didn't look too great...and they were concerned about the number of people who did not come to the shelters. I believe 8-10 ft storm surge was reported in Vero...on the barrier islands.

Sounds like there could be a real mess there. I hope everyone is safe.

 

[DebbieB]

From the Orlando Sentinel:

11:25 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004

VERO BEACH - Indian River County was pounded with almost non-stop wind and rain as Hurricane Jeanne came ashore early today, pummeling the area with all-night gusts exceeding 100 mph. Unlike previous storms, the big worry is from the water, not the rain, early assessments showed. Streets across the county were awash in six-to-eight inches of water before noon.

On 17th Street in Vero Beach -- one of the city's main east-west routes -- mattresses, roof shingles and an old rug floated down a four-lane stream. Just a few blocks north on U.S. Highway 1, a downed traffic light floated in the water from a single wire like a bobbin on a fishing-line, rising up and down in the wake of cars driving by. Side streets fed water into the main roads like small rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.

At the aptly-named River Park Place apartments, water rose up past hubcaps of parked cars. In the nearby Rock Ridge neighborhood, water washed across streets and yards and into houses.

It was unclear how bad the situation was on the barrier islands because flooding made it impossible for officials to assess the damage.

"You need to stay where you are,'' Indian River Emergency Management Coordinator Nathan McCollum told residents who waited out the storm out on the beach. "It's going to take us a while to get out there.''

Jim Stratton, Sentinel Staff Writer

 

[MarkRG]

I've been watching the web feed of News 2 Orlanda again, and they had video from Vero already, almost all streets flooded, a lot of damage and debris everywhere.

Nothing from beachside, they're not letting anyone down there it seems again, just like after the last hurricane. There is a valid reason; The Army used to use Vero as a training ground, there are land mines buried out there someplace. They closed the beach last time to have the National Guard sweep it.

 

[AmyBeth68]

From what I've been seeing on the news today, it doesn't look good in the Vero area . I hope all our family and Dis friends who live in the area are safe! I'm just so terribly sorry and sad for everyone in Florida. It's unbelievable really.

 

[Patty3]

Thanks for the update, I was wondering how everyone there was doing. I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[newholiday]

MILs home is in Melbourne/Barefoot Bay.
It took damage from Frances. DH & MIL head down there early Wed morn.

 

[RuthnPaul]

Following is part of an announcement I saw at www.disneyworld.com.

All Walt Disney World® Resort hotels will remain open throughout the storm, with the exception of Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and Disney's Vero Beach Resort. Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will re-open for guests on Tuesday, September 28. Disney's Vero Beach Resort will re-open for guests on Saturday, October 2. Guests who have scheduled reservations at either one of these resorts arriving before Tuesday, September 28 are encouraged to call (407) W-DISNEY†.

 

[MarkRG]

That was probably written before Jeanne. I would expect an updated announcement for Vero in the next day or two.

Weather Channel RIGHT NOW showed new video shot from a helicopter from the coast, they said it was Vero Beach, showed a huge trailer park that was on the ocean that is now IN the ocean. Considering everything I've seen, my opinion at this point is it'll be longer than a few days.