Hoosier transplants experience Hurricane Isaac

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - We know of several transplanted Hoosiers who are riding out Hurricane Isaac right in the heart of the storm.

Katherine Kaleto is a mom who recently moved from Central Indiana to Mississippi to be closer to her son. Cory Kemps is a young man who graduated from Carmel High School and now plays college football in Thibodeaux, La.

This is the first time either of them have seen this kind of storm up close.

We spoke with Kaleto on Daybreak as the storm was pounding her home, about 50 miles northeast of New Orleans, with bands of intense rain. She told us her biggest worry was whether she'd lose power. Then, she explained an odd sight she attributes to the storm:

"The thing I wasn't expecting was the change in wildlife," Kaleto said. "Apparently the storm has pushed the snakes out into the yard. We were greeted this morning with a snake devouring a frog on the front porch!"

Later, we spoke with Cory Kemps as the eye of the hurricane passed over the house where he's staying.

He'd decided to hunker down with a teammate's family instead of staying on campus.

"I mean, I wasn't really too afraid," Kemps said. "I figured people had been through this before so as long as I was with someone that had been through it I wouldn't be too afraid. It's definitely intriguing because it's nothing I've ever been through before."

Both of them say they want everyone at home to know that they are fine and learning a lot about the kind of weather they've never seen before.