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AMAZING TIDAL SURGE - HURRICANE KATRINA - BAY SAINT LOUIS
The following picture was taken from the third story balcony of Saint Stanislaus College located next door to Our Lady of the Gulf church in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi on the morning of August 29th, 2005. This is believed to be the initial tidal wave from Hurricane Katrina. The tidal wave was approximately 35 to 40 feet high. When it slammed into the beach front communities of Bay Saint Louis and Waveland Mississippi to completely destroy 99% of every structure along the beach for 9 miles and over of a mile inland. The destruction only started there. The flooding that continued inland destroyed the contents of all but 35 homes in these two communities of approximately 14,000 people.
Submitted by Gary S.
This just in from Rick Metairie:
The picture posted by Gary S. is not Bay St. Louis. This picture was taken by employees of Entergy at the power station at the Paris Road Bridge of the surge comimg in the MRGO (Mississippi River Gulf Outlet)St. Bernard Parish Louisiana. At one time more information was available at the website for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation.
Anyone know for sure?
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