Does anyone know if Port Arthur,TX was affected by Katrina?

[Catamount]

I'm in Australia and can't get in touch with family there-the phones have been out every time I've called.

[andino]

1. No

The storm didn't hit Texas.

The phone lines may be tied up because most of the NO survivors are going to Texas.

[TexasLinda]

2. I don't believe so

I'm in Corpus Christi, so I don't know for sure. Katrina hit land just east of New Orleans, so Port Arthur would have been on the "clean" side. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they've had a population surge that could be overtaxing the phone system. Texas has received about 250,000 evacuees since the storm and subsequent levee failure. A whole lot of people also left before the storm, and the projected storm track would have made just over the Texas border a logical place to go.

[melody]

3. Port Arthur is fine

I received email from family there today. They're inundated with new people, though, so that's doubtless one of the reasons for the communications problems.