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Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina August 29, 2005. 9: Finley B. Hewes House: August 15, 2002 (#78001599) July 16, 2008: 604 East Beach Boulevard: Gulfport: Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina August 29, 2005. [12] 10: House at 771 Water Street: May 18, 1984 (#84002191) July 16, 2008: 771 Water Street: Biloxi: Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina August 29 ...
The storm surge from Hurricane Katrina that hit Pass Christian was estimated at 8.5 m (27.8 ft), [14] which is the US record high, [15] leveling Pass Christian up to half a mile inland from the shore; estimation of highest storm surges was complicated because high-water markers were also destroyed.
After developing on August 23, Katrina made landfall near the border of Broward and Miami-Dade counties with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds on August 25. After emerging from the state, Katrina intensified into one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes, becoming a Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. It weakened slightly before making landfall on ...
A University of Southern Mississippi buoy over the Mississippi Bight measured ten-minute sustained winds of 76.9 mph (123.8 km/h) and a peak gust of 107.4 mph (172.8 km/h) as the center of Katrina passed 56 mi (90 km) to the west. The buoy was dragged with its anchor 8.1 mi (13 km) southeast during this time.
Direct Relief also responded to the disaster, delivering more than $47 million in medical aid and about $4.6 million in cash grants in an effort to help rebuild the affected areas of Texas ...
Gene Taylor, then a U.S. Representative in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, speaks at a Hurricane Katrina observance in Biloxi on Aug. 29, 2010. Taylor, a U.S. Congressman at the time and former city ...
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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]