As many of you know, my brother-in-law, Adam, lives in the town of Gautier, Mississippi. Gautier is located near the Pascagoula River on the border between Mississippi and Alabama. It's fertile ground for hurricanes.

Adam and family stayed in their house for Gustov...thankfully they weathered the storm relatively well. Here's his report.

Hey Folks, Thanks for your prayers. We stayed for Gustav. Three long days of prep paid off, cutting back all trees tightening the metal roof, make the outside of the home look like no one lives here etc. We had steady 40 mph winds gust over 60 mph and about 6 foot storm surge. Trees are beat up, our wonderful pecan's became missiles!
Here are some pictures: One shows the neighbors shrimp boat level with the road. The one of Peter shows the neighbors dock underwater too.
Lots of thinking went into our decision to stay we are not ignorant of the dangers however. Sad hit again at Waveland; they took the highest surge again and no news crews were present to even tell the tale. Google Waveland, MS and get the Kleenex handy.

We are thankful that Adam and family made it through this storm.