Hurricane Katrina 2005 Flashcards
When was Hurricane Katrina?
23rd-31st August 2005
How many hurricanes occurred in 8 states from the storm?
62
How much did it cost?
Nearly $106 billion
Where did it form?
Gulf of Mexico
How many fatalities were there?
1800 people died
What city did it affect the most?
New Orleans
What is the region of NO like physically?
Sits in a natural basin and some of the city is below sea level so it is prone to flooding
How high was storm surges in hurricane Katrina?
As high as 19 feet
What happened on the 24th August?
Tropical depression starts to form over the Bahamas
39mph winds
What happened on the 25th August?
Category 1
80mph winds
Power lost and 11 lives were lost by collapsation
What happened on the 26th August?
Hits north and Gulf of Mexico
Category 2
Declared a state emergency
What happened on the 27th August?
115mph winds
Category 3
Starts to direct towards NO
18,000 cars an hour tried to evacuate
What happened on the 28th August?
Category 4-5
175mph winds
Everyone told to evacuate
What happened on the 29th August?
Goes back to category 4
Makes landfall at 6am
Storm surges
What happened on the 30th August?
NO crushed
Looting breaks out
1000s ended up at Superdome
What happened on the 31st August?
Looting and violence escalated
Arresting people instead of saving people
How many houses were destroyed between 2005-2006?
154,522 houses
How many people’s electrical supplies were cut off?
3 million
How much of NO was flooded as a percentage?
80%
How many businesses closed down after Hurricane Katrina?
2400 businesses
How much damage was caused?
$125 billion
How many people were evacuated from states of Mississippi and Louisiana before storm struck?
1.7 million
How many people were rescued by the coastguard?
35,000 people
How much did the US congress allocate on aid and food?
$62 billion
What were 2 criticisms of prep and responses?
Response was slow and ineffective and the national response plan didn’t adequately provide a way for federal assets.
