For five days, Barnes and his coworkers rode out the storm and its aftermath, providing live reports and photos from their refuge in the downtown offices of Zipa Hosting and DirectNIC.

在之后的五天里，Barnes和他的同事安然躲过风暴潮的袭击，并从在他们位于市中心的办公室里通过博客发布关于这场灾难的实时报道和照片。