Hurricane Katrina ~ 2005

How Hurricanes Form How Hurricanes Form (source: AP.org)

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

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)Hurricane Tracker Katrina’s Impact

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 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) 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)

Katrina in Florida 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, Photograph courtesy Lt. Eric Baum/Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (nationalgeographic.com) Flooding

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

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

Louisiana Superdome BeforeAfter

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 The storm surge from Hurricane Katrina floods a parking lot in downtown Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Michelle Rolls, Mobile Register) A casino barge sits among homes in Biloxi (Photo: AP) (cbsnews.com)

Katrina in the Gulf States A casino barge damaged by Hurricane Katrina sits on the road Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) A boat sits among trailers damaged by Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 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)

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

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

Katrina in the Gulf States 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) Structural Damage

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