A lot of us lost power, but from what I hear Pompano and northern Broward County did not sustain any major damage from Katrina. At 4:00 PM it appeared the storm would hit Pompano Beach dead-on, but it then took a turn to the south and several hours later it was coming ashore at the Broward/Miami-Dade county line.

We'll provide an update later on the status of the various historic buildings in Pompano Beach.

Update: Although Founders Park is full of tree branches, palm fronds and other storm debris, the Historical Society's Kester Cottages, Hood Center and Fire Station did not sustain any damage.

At the Sample-McDougald House, one of the wooden awnings was torn off during the storm and several other received minor damage.