![]() After making initial landfall in Louisiana, four hours later Katrina made another landfall north at the state line (near the mouth of the Pearl River) and passed over submerged towns around Bay St. Katrina made landfall below central Mississippi, 30 miles (48 km) east of New Orleans at 6:10 a.m., the storm's powerful, right, front quadrant covered coastal Mississippi and southern Alabama, increasing wind and flood damage. The Gulf Coast of Mississippi suffered near total devastation from Hurricane Katrina on August 28–29, with hurricane winds, 28-foot (9 m) storm surge, and 55-foot (17 m) sea waves pushing casino barges, boats and debris into towns, and leaving 236 people dead, 67 missing, and billions of dollars in damages. ![]() CDT, August 29, 2005: hurricane eye (central blue hub) a few miles to the west of Waveland, Mississippi. Impact synopsisįigure KW10: Katrina Wind speed at 10 a.m. Until major roadways (US 49, US 59) could be cleared, deliverers of supplies and other emergency relief were forced to detour through highway 609 or highway 43/603, though these routes were not officially posted. Costs of debris removal in the Gulf Coast region is estimated at $200 million. Roadways and railways were put out of service by excessive amounts of debris and occasional collapse (most notably the I-10 Twin Span Bridge). Millions of homes and buildings were affected, along with ships, boats, and more than 40 offshore oil rigs. As buildings collapsed, water-tight appliances floated, sending refrigerators and dishwashers to ram other buildings and block streets. Note that "landfall" occurred over towns submerged under 20 feet (6 m) of water. ![]() Louis, Mississippi, heading north-northeast into central Mississippi, at 10 a.m. It is possible that scattered damage to northern Mississippi occurred, by spin-off storms, around the time Katrina made landfall in eastern Greater New Orleans (Louisiana's "boot toe") and then, again, near Bay St. Eleven (11) spawned tornadoes were recorded in Mississippi (51 elsewhere). Specific: Because Hurricane Katrina became a massive storm, over 450 miles (720 km) wide, not only the eyewall-path, and 28-foot (9 m) storm surge, but also the outer bands of the hurricane arms caused scattered damage hundreds of miles away from the center. In a state of just 2.9 million residents, that means more than one in six Mississippians have sought help. Since Katrina hit, more than half a million people in Mississippi have applied for assistance from FEMA. The extent of the devastation in Mississippi is also staggering. More than one million people in Mississippi were affected, and almost 6 months later, the extent of the devastation in Mississippi was still described as "staggering" in USA Today on February 16, 2006: "The Mississippi Gulf Coast has been devastated. ![]() Casinos were allowed on land rather than limited to floating casino barges as in 2005. The emergency command centers were moved higher because all 3 coastal centers flooded at 30 ft (9 m) above sea level. Regulations were changed later for emergency centers and casinos. Afterward, 238 people died in Mississippi, and all counties in Mississippi were declared disaster areas, 49 for full federal assistance. The worst property damage from Katrina occurred in coastal Mississippi, where all towns flooded over 90% in hours, and waves destroyed many historic buildings, with others gutted to the 3rd story. Many, unable to evacuate, survived by climbing to attics or rooftops, or swimming to higher buildings and trees. and lasted over 17 hours, spawning 11 tornadoes (51 in other states) and a 28-foot (9 m) storm surge flooding 6–12 miles (10–19 km) inland. Hurricane-force winds reached coastal Mississippi by 2 a.m. Many coastal towns of Mississippi (and Louisiana) had already been obliterated, in a single night. and entering Tennessee as a tropical storm. CDT on August 29, 2005, the eye of Katrina began traveling up the entire state, only slowing from hurricane-force winds at Meridian near 7 p.m. Hurricane Katrina's winds and storm surge reached the Mississippi coastline on the morning of August 29, 2005.īeginning a two-day path of destruction through central Mississippi by 10 a.m. Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina almost at maximum intensity
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