Hurricanes

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Erin

Felix

Gabrielle

Humberto

Ingrid

Jerry

Karen

Lorenzo

Melissa

Noel

Olga

Pablo

Rebekah

Sebastian

Tanya

Van

Wendy

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Hurricane Katrina

August 29, 2005

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Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. on August 29, 2005.

Winds of 140 mph created a 30-foot storm surge.

Water breached the dam that protected the city of New Orleans and flooded the low-lying coastlines of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.

With the damage estimated at more than $200 million, and more than one million people forced to leave their homes, Katrina is the most expensive and most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history.

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Damage to Long Beach, MS

Hurricane Katrina 2005

Russell Ave.

Best Western Hotel Slab

McDonald’s sign still stands but restaurant is gone.

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Damage to Long Beach, MS

Hurricane Katrina 2005

My grandmother’s house was here on this concrete slab.

This is the view from her driveway to the beach.

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Damage to Long Beach, MS

Hurricane Katrina 2005

First Presbyterian Church on Hwy. 90

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Damage to Long Beach, MS

Hurricane Katrina 2005

Grand Casino in Gulfport

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Satellite Image

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Resources:

Kingfisher Knowledge Hurricanes, Tsunamis, and Other Natural Disasters by Andrew Langley

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/grow/home.rxml

Pictures of Long Beach, MS by Dustan Sanders