Hurricane Claudette Part II

Roger Little of Santa Fe, Texas, wades through the high tide on the boardwalk in Kemah, Texas, Tuesday, July 15, 2003. Little said that he frequents some of the restaurants in Kemah and wanted to see how they fared.

A motorist passes a street sign that was blown down by high winds as Hurricane Claudette made landfall in Port O'Connor, Texas, Tuesday, July 15, 2003.

Trever Wolfe, from left, Brian White, and Shane Adney look through debris at a boat storage building after Hurricane Claudette made landfall in Port O'Connor, Texas, Tuesday, July 15, 2003.

David and Donna Sierakowski of Victoria, Texas, kiss on a pier after Hurricane Claudette made landfall in Port O'Conner, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Humberto Perez, left, and Glenn Garcia work to repair a broken water line that was damaged when a tree was toppled by Hurricane Claudette, July 15, 2003, in Palacios, Texas.

Madison Gutierrez, 6, and her great-grandmother, Cristela Martinez, try to catch up on some sleep at the Trinity Baptist Church Disaster Center in San Antonio, Texas, July 15, 2003. They had evacuated their home in Rockport at 4 a.m. to escape Hurricane Claudette.

A sailboat is tossed back and forth in high winds and rain as Hurricane Claudette makes landfall near Port O'Conner, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Waves crash over the seawall in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Claudette churns the water in the Gulf of Mexico, July 15, 2003.

Alicia Deboy places sandbags at the entrance to Vic's Jewelry on Market Street in Galveston, Texas, as high tides from Hurricane Claudette flood downtown, July 15, 2003.

Connor Newman, left, Christian Newman, both from Montana, and Wesley Hejl, right, of Austin, Texas, walk along a flooded road in Galveston, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Fire destroyed several homes in Surfside Beach, Texas, as Hurricane Claudette made landfall, July 15, 2003.

The ruins of several homes that were destroyed by fire during the storm are seen still smoldering after Hurricane Claudette made landfall in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 15, 2003.

A resident of Surfside Beach, Texas, tries to retrieve some of his outdoor furniture as Hurricane Claudette makes landfall, July 15, 2003.

Surfside Beach Emergency personnel direct Hurricane Claudette evacuees to the Salvation Army shelter in Freeport, Texas, July 15, 2003. Hurricane Claudette roared onto the Texas Gulf Coast with whistling wind and heavy rain, pounding the beaches with high waves and chasing some people to higher ground inland.

Stranded vacationers Adam Kneisler, left, and Kim Dohner, holding her dog Peaches, are rescued from their home in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Diane Flatland, right, and Joy Williamson are evacuated from their home in an all-terrain vehicle along with their dog Emily as Hurricane Claudette makes landfall in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Stranded vacationers are rescued from their beach front home in Surfside Beach, Texas after the stairs leading up to the home were washed away by Hurricane Claudette, July 15, 2003.

Long Horn cattle and a donkey stand in a flooded field with their backs to high winds and rain near Port O'Conner, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Shrimp fishermen Milton Dietzel Jr., right, and his father Milton Dietzel look up to the sun as the eye of Hurricane Claudette blows through Port Lavaca, Texas, July 15, 2003.

Robbie Koch, 14, right, and his sister, Kayla Koch, 16, make their way in high winds as Hurricane Claudette blows through Port Lavaca, Texas, July 15, 2003.

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