Hurricane Katrina
(Keywords: Storm, Damage - Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama)
The greatest, initial fear was that Katrina would hit New Orleans with
the full force of a Category 5 Hurricane. But saying "it could have
been worse" is little comfort to those who's lives have been affected
by this devastation.
The western eye wall of Katrina passed east of New Orleans, tracking north to the Louisiana boarder. Eastern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi , and South Alabama received the brunt of the storm.
Image: New Orleans Nexrad Radar 14:00 Zulu 29 Aug 05
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Earth displaying the track of Hurricane Katrina over what the coast
line of Louisiana looked like BEFORE.
GPS Map
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Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS with free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name katrina.gpx (12KB)
Revised: 1 September 2005
Class B Data
Track: Florida East Coast to Mississippi
Waypoints Coordinates:
Pass Christian / Bay St. Louis Bridge
Long Beach
Historic Hansboro Presbyterian Church
Sharkshead Souvenir City
Casino Row
Ocean Springs / Biloxi Bridge
Market Street, Pascagoula
Moss Point
Grand Isle Bridge
Venice
New Orleans Superdome
Ocean View Apartments
Dauphin Island
Cochrane / Africatown Bridge
References
Information, data and images, from the following web sites were used to compile this GPS Map of Hurricane Katrina: Coordinates or the storm's track came from Weather Underground; satellite imagery was obtained from NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery and Radar Imagery from NWS Doppler Radar - New Orleans. Storm damage locations were determined, best as possible, from descriptions found on local media web sites:
More Imagery
Satellite Imagery of the damage can be found at NOAA National Geodetic Survey.
Before and After satellite images of the flooding along the Gulf Coast can be found at Nasa's Earth Observatory web site.
Related: Rita
How you can help
Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting the Red Cross Online Donation Page.
