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Hurricane katrina storm surge map. A weather underground 16 part series about hurricane katrina by margie kieper. Maximum height of the storm surge above each grid cell in noaas slosh model for hurricane katrina of 2005. Summary of methods for hurricane katrina surge inundation and advisory base flood maps.
Hurricane katrina was a long lived hurricane that made landfall three times along the united states coast and reached category 5 at its peak intensity. Along the coast storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane. In the past large death tolls have resulted from the rise of the ocean associated with many of the major hurricanes that have made landfall.
Hurricane katrina 2005 is a prime example of the damage and. Katrinas storm surge led to 53 levee breaches in the federally built levee system protecting metro new orleans and the failure of the 40 arpent canal levee. Many levees in metro new orleans were breached as hurricane katrina passed just east of the city limits.
Hurricane katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the coastal united states during the past 100 years. The catastrophic storm made landfall in louisiana and mississippi with only category 3 winds but with a storm surge of a category 5 hurricane. Mapping and visualization of storm surge dynamics for hurricane katrina and hurricane rita by dean b.
Gesch abstract the damages caused by the storm surges from hurricane katrina and hurricane rita were significant and occurred over broad areas. Storm surge maps are among the most useful geospatial datasets for hurricane recovery impact. Hurricane camille of 1969 had a central pressure of 905 mb near landfall good for about 35 feet of storm surge.
Hurricane katrina had a central pressure between 918 and 927 mb at landfall. Maps showing the extent and magnitude of hurricane katrinas surge as well as information on advisory flood data were created for areas in southeastern louisiana parishes that were most severely impacted by coastal flooding. These maps show high water marks surveyed after the storm an inundation limit developed from these surveyed points and femas advisory base flood.
Exclusive emmy award video shot by mike theiss from ground zero of hurricane katrinas historic 28 foot storm surge that ripped through gulfport mississippi on august 29th 2005. This national depiction of storm surge flooding vulnerability helps people living in hurricane prone coastal areas along the us. East and gulf coasts puerto rico us.
Virgin islands usvi hawaii and hispaniola to evaluate their risk to the storm surge hazard.
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