We are heading to Ocean Springs, MS on a mission trip and I may not have an opportunity (or access) to post until we return.
I thought I would leave you with some facts about Hurricane Katrina:
Path: Formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane, causing some deaths and flooding before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on Monday, August 29 in southeast Louisiana. It caused severe destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas.
Deaths: At least 1,833 total; 1,577 in Louisiana, 238 in Mississippi, 14 in Florida, two in Georgia, two in Alabama
Damage: Initially estimated at $81 billion, but now tops $90 billion
Winds: 175 Mph maximum winds extended to a 25-30 mile radius; hurricane force winds extended 75 miles east of the center (on August 29)
Tornadoes: 43 total; one in Florida, 20 in Georgia, 11 in Alabama, 11 in Mississippi
Evacuees: 1.2 million people in northern Gulf coast from Louisiana to Alabama were under evacuation order
Current Status: Four years later, thousands of displaced residents in Mississippi and Louisiana are still living in trailers. Reconstruction of each section of the southern portion of Louisiana has been outlined in the Army Corp’s LACPR (Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration) Final Technical Report, which identifies areas to not be rebuilt and area buildings that need to be elevated.
** Sources: Wikipedia and The Weather Channel
