NEW ORLEANS —

A New Orleans man who lived Hurricane Katrina turned his experience into a book detailing his survival 20 years after the story.

Bruce Snow remembers the moment the storm ended. It wasn't silent, but it wasn't windy either. Snow remembers water. Advertisement

The Day the Water Came

“It was water,” said Snow. “I was taking a nap on the couch and then I set my feet down on the floor and went splashed.”

Upstairs it was sweltering. In the house was Bruce, his mother, who was still recovering from surgery, his uncle, their little dog and one garbage bag. Inside it, the only thing he thought to save: a stuffed hippo.

“As as a pillow,” said Snow. “So I grabbed him and brought him up to the attic.”

The attic was hot, and it was still silent outside. The city around him was dr

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