Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years.
The Gulf coast of Mississippi suffered massive damage from the impact of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, leaving 238 people dead, 67 missing, and billions of dollars in damage: bridges, barges, boats, piers, houses and cars were washed inland. Katrina traveled up the entire state, and afterwards, all 82 counties in Mississippi were declared disaster areas for federal assistance, 47 for full assistance.
After making a brief initial landfall in Louisiana, Katrina made its final landfall near the state line. The eyewall passed over the cities of Bay St. Louis and Waveland as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph. (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with minimum central pressure the third lowest on record at landfall, 920 mb). Katrina's powerful right-front quadrant passed over the west and central Mississippi coast causing a powerful 27 foot storm surge, which penetrated 6 miles inland in many areas and up to 12 miles inland along bays and rivers. In some areas, the surge crossed Interstate 10 for several miles. Hurricane Katrina brought strong winds to Mississippi that caused significant tree damage throughout the state. The highest unofficial reported wind gust recorded from Katrina was one of 135 mph in Poplarville, in Pearl River County. Although Katrina, at its peak strength was comparable to Camille's intensity, it was a significantly larger storm and impacted a broader area of the Gulf coast.
The storm also brought heavy rains with 8 – 10 inches falling in southwestern Mississippi and rain in excess of 4 inches falling throughout the majority of the state. Katrina caused eleven tornadoes in Mississippi on August 29, some of which damaged trees and power lines.
Battered by wind, rain and storm surge, some beachfront neighborhoods were completely leveled. Preliminary estimates by Mississippi officials calculated that 90% of the structures within half a mile of the coastline were completely destroyed and that storm surges traveled as much as six miles inland in portions of the state's coast. One apartment complex with approximately thirty residents seeking shelter inside collapsed. A number of streets and bridges were washed away. On U.S. Highway 90 along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, two major bridges were completely destroyed: the Bay St. Louis - Pass Christian bridge, and the Biloxi - Ocean Springs bridge. In addition, the eastbound span of the I-10 Bridge over the Pascagoula River estuary was damaged. In the weeks after the storm, with the connectivity of the coastal U.S. Highway 90 shattered, traffic traveling parallel to the coast was reduced to two lanes on the remaining I-10 span.
The destruction Katrina has caused to historic structures on the coast and in other areas of the state has been massive. The historic buildings on the coast have suffered extensive damage and in some cases blocks of buildings in historic districts have been wiped clean by Katrina's storm surge.
Here are a few before and after pictures of some historic building along the Mississippi Gulfcoast.
The Jefferson Davis Home (Beauvoir)
The Carter House
The DantzlerHouse
The Sullivan House
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast is returning to normal operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Our beautiful Coast suffered immense damage, but momentum is growing as we continue the rebuilding phase of recovery.
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