Hurricane Katrina 2005 How Hurricanes Form source AP

Hurricane Katrina ~ 2005

How Hurricanes Form (source: AP. org)

August 29: Louisiana Category 4 August 25 -26: Florida Category 1

Katrina in Florida • Facts: – Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 – Category 1 hurricane – Crossed the southern tip of Florida then headed into the Gulf of Mexico. AP’s Hurricane Tracker (flash file) | AP’s Katrina’s Impact (flash file)

Katrina in Florida • Facts: – Deaths: Eleven – Evacuations: As the storm aimed at the Gulf Coast, people on Navarre Beach, Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key were urged to evacuate.

Katrina in Florida • Facts: – Power outages: • Some 28, 000 homes and businesses were without power in the Panhandle. • About 314, 000 residential and business customers in South Florida remained without power from the earlier strike.

Katrina in Florida • Facts: – Damage: • Initial computer modeling estimates pegged the insured wind damage from the first strike at $600 million to $2 billion. • When the storm made landfall Aug. 29 in Louisiana, its fringes flooded streets in the Florida Panhandle and eroded beaches.

Katrina in Florida • Storm waves Russell Crossey and his dog get a serious soaking Thursday on the north jetty of the Boynton Inlet in Manalapan, Florida, as huge waves, whipped up by Katrina, break against the wall. (cnn. com) Keena Baker took this photo of waves hitting the Dan Russell Municipal Pier in Panama City Beach. The pier is still damaged from Hurricane Dennis that hit Florida in July. (cnn. com)

Katrina in Florida • Flooding This south Miami Heights neighborhood is sinking in floods after a visit from Hurricane Katrina. (cnn. com) South Miami-Dade County as seen during a fire department aerial reconnaissance mission in the wake of Hurricane Katrina on August 26, 2005. Photograph courtesy Lt. Eric Baum/Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (nationalgeographic. com)

August 29: Louisiana Category 4 August 25 -26: Florida Category 1

Katrina in the Gulf States cbsnews. com

Katrina in the Gulf States (Mario Tama/Getty Images) • Emergency Shelter – Not everyone could evacuate – 10, 000+ people took shelter in the Louisiana Superdome (cnn. com)

Louisiana Superdome Before After

Katrina in the Gulf States • Emergency Shelter – Marci Romagnoli of the Gulfport Oceanarium in Gulfport, Miss. , feeds three dolphins in a swimming pool at a local hotel. – Officials at the oceanarium moved the dolphins inland to safety. (Frank Polich/Reuters)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Emergency Shelter – Those who stayed relocated to the Convention Center – Superdome eventually had to be evacuated due to rising water – but other areas were not included in evacuation plan

Katrina in the Gulf States • Storm Surge – 20+ feet (6 m) at Louisiana / Mississippi border – 10 feet (3 m) at Mobile Bay, Alabama A casino barge sits among homes in Biloxi (Photo: AP) (cbsnews. com) The storm surge from Hurricane Katrina floods a parking lot in downtown Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Michelle Rolls, Mobile Register)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Storm Surge The I-90 bridge over St. Louis Bay is the end of the road after the high winds and waves of Hurricane Katrina hit the area destroying the bridge. (AFP/Paul J. Richards) A boat sits among trailers damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) A casino barge damaged by Hurricane Katrina sits on the road Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Katrina in the Gulf States • High Winds Debris from the storm in Mississippi. (Mississippi Press-Register, William Colgin/AP Photo) (abcnews. com) Trees litter New Orleans streets after Hurricane Katrina pounded the city on Aug. 29, 2005. (Dave Martin/AP Photo) (abcnews. com)

Katrina in the Gulf States cbsnews. com

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Katrina in the Gulf States • Urban Flooding The Mound Underpass on Interstate 10 is flooded near downtown New Orleans on Monday. (cnn. com) Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets near downtown New Orleans Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Urban Flooding A New Orleans city police car with its rear window broken is abandoned in flood waters on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans August 29, 2005, in advance of Hurricane Katrina. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (http: //today. reuters. co. uk) Residents wade through waistdeep water covering their neighborhood in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/ Getty Images) (abcnews. com)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Urban Flooding Oil slick in water surrounding a house in New Orleans (AFP/Pool/Vincent Laforet) A toxic film spreads over the water near a flooded home in a lakeside area in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AFP/Getty Images/Dave Einsel)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Urban Flooding / Levee Failure REUTERS/Marc Serota

Katrina in the Gulf States • Structural Damage A toppled brick wall in the French Quarter. Photograph by Mario Tama/Getty Images (nationalgeographic. com An old building near the French Quarter in New Orleans is severely damaged by the storm Monday. (cnn. com)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Structural Damage A run-away oil drilling platform called Ocean Warwick is washed ashore on the Dauphin Island shores in Alabama. High winds and waves of from Hurricane Katrina pushed it ashore. At least 20 oil rigs and platforms are missing in the Gulf of Mexico and a ruptured gas pipeline is on fire after Hurricane Katrina tore through the region, a US Coast Guard official said. (AFP/Paul J. Richards)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Indirect effects – Lack of electricity / power – Lack of telecommunications – Lack of clean water – Lack of food / water / clothing / medicine – Lack of health care – Lack of employment

Katrina in the Gulf States • Indirect effects – Shelter compromised – Access to personal funds compromised – Increased “critter” activity (snakes, alligators)

Katrina in the Gulf States • Looting – Initially began as desperate people tried to get food/clothing – Descended into anarchy as aid was not administered quickly enough – Army and National Guard called in to help

Aid Relief cbsnews. com