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Pictures of Katrina
Unless otherwise noted all photographs were taken by the Dogwood Ceramic Supply webmaster on various dates during December 2005 and may not be used without prior written permission of Dogwood Ceramic Supply. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005.
The NOAA map above shows the path of the eye (center) of Hurricane Katrina. The Northeast quadrant of the storm is considered to be the worse part of the as the storm's winds are pushing water ahead of the storm. The Northeast quadrant of Katrina was huge with Hurricane force winds far past Mobile Bay.
The Geopolitical map of Harrison County Mississippi is shown above. Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties are the only 3 counties in Mississippi that are located on the Mississippi Sound. The Mississippi Sound is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a string of barrier islands. Several of the Barrier Islands can be seen on the map above. St. Louis Bay is the dividing point between Hancok County and Harrison County. The division between Harrison County and Jackson County is visible on the right hand side of the map.
The Dogwood Ceramic Supply Showroom: The only "real" damage was the loss of the brand new big blue lighted roadside sign.
Updated February 2006. The Sign has been repaired! The current location of Dogwood Ceramic Supply did remarkably well.
The pictures below are from the old location, just a bit over 1/4 mile away (to the west) from The Showroom.
Showroom Photographs, September 2005.
The old store coming down, May 2006.
Bible Baptist Church, also on Dedeaux Road, just over 1/2 mile (to the east) from The Showroom. The picture of Bible Baptist was taken after the church members had a chance to clean up the debris around the church. The front doorway and the first 20 feet of the of the church's sidewalls and much of the roof structure is caved in, and/or missing.
Pretty obvious that Dogwood Ceramic Supply got lucky.
Much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast did not fare as well.
The view UP (north view) Cowan-Lorraine Road from US Hwy 90, the beach front road along much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The CSX Railroad track crossing gate shown in the far background, about 1/3 mile from US Hwy 90. Much of the Katrina storm surge was halted by the CSX railroad running East-West through South Mississippi. Gulfport FD Station 7 temporary trailer is visible the background just right of center. Dogwood Ceramic Supply is located on Dedeaux Rd. Dedeaux intersects with Lorraine Rd about 5 miles north of this beach front view.
Gulfport Fire Station 7. Located on Cowan-Lorraine Road at the rise in the road elevation. The junk pile with wheels in the middle foreground is what is believed to be the remains of the historical Gulfport fire engine, circa late 1920's. Gulfport FD stored the vehicle at Station 7. When the water started to rise, Station 7 left with their fire trucks, but was unable to get the historic fire truck out of the station in time.
Station 7 as seen in better days. (photo courtesy of Gulfport FD) Historic Fire engine seen in the left hand bay.
First Baptist Church of Gulfport, Downtown Gulfport. Photo taken from Marine Life at the Port of Gulfport. Update January 2007: First Baptist Church will be relocating to Hwy 605 about 1 mile north of I-10. Hwy 605 is the new name for Cowen-Lorraine extension that runs from I-10 Northward to Hwy 67.
The remains of Marine Life. Marine Life was a fixture at the Port of Gulfport since the 60's. With the approach of Katrina, most of the land mammals at Marine Life were removed and relocated. The seals were seen swimming in the pool at the Best Western Hotel on Hwy 49, 5 miles north of the beach, during a pre-Katrina CNN broadcast. The Bottlenose Dolphins could not be easily moved and were subsequently displaced by Katrina and became the subject of many news stories following Katrina. Katrina Update: The dolphins were kept together and ultimately relocated to Atlantis in the Bahamas. News reports in the Summer of 2007 stated that each of the female dolphins from Marine Life had become pregnant.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, near Downtown Gulfport.
The beach looks pretty good from the cleanup efforts. Looking Eastward from Jones Park and the Port of Gulfport. Low tide shows what still remains in the water. December 2005. Katrina Update: USCG has been funding debris cleaning efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Those cleaning efforts should be already completed.
Close up of the beach in Gulfport. Remains of the boardwalk in the foreground. Trees and whatever in the background.
Gulfport VA Hospital. This entire area used to be covered with Live Oaks and dozens of historical buildings. The property was donated to the Federal Government for use during WWI. Since the 1920's the property was used as Veteran's Hospital. The VA Hospital weathered Category 5 Hurricane Camille in 1969 with minimal damage. Katrina's storm surge was a lot more powerful than Camille's surge and winds. After Hurricane Katrina the VA is abandoning the hospital and donating the land back to the City of Gulfport. No update on the long term plans for the property by the City of Gulfport.
Dish TV and all the comforts of home. Katrina Update: Lee and ChiChi have moved into their newly built home.
Dolan Ave, 4 blocks North from US Hwy 90. Across from the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. This picture is from Dec 2005.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Undated pictures courtesy of the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.
Dogwood comment: The debris in the yard to LMDC is the remains of the houses that were located between the LMDC and US Hwy 90. The boat floated in from where?
The Main Admin building of William Carey College. WCC is located on US Hwy 90 in Gulfport. The Sarah Gillespe Library, which showcased the art work of WCC students, was located on the 2nd floor. WCC photograph courtesy of Jeff Schmuki, Asst. Professor of Art, William Carey College.
Teagarden Road area of Gulfport. Two blocks north of US Hwy 90. The bank vault and parts of the drive through canopy of Hancock Bank still remain. The backside of the Outback Steak House strip mall in the left background.
The SS Hurricane Camille. In 1969 Hurricane Camille deposited this ocean going tug boat on the north side of US Hwy 90. The tug boat was converted into a tourist attraction and had an souvenir stand attached. HAD. The SS Hurricane Camille weathered Hurricane Katrina fairly well, though the ship is showing signs of rust due to exposure to salt water.
The remains of the Charles L. Walker Senior Citizens Center. Built after Hurricane Camille, the Walker building was among the most attractive modern buildings on the entire Gulf Coast.
Condos, beachfront west side of Gulfport.
Enough said.
With a little advance planning, this little tree house meets the new FEMA code for flood elevation. Note the critical security tie down strap. East side of Long Beach Mississippi about 4 blocks north of US Hwy 90.
The walls are gone, but the ceiling fans are still hanging in their proper places and there are clothes still hanging in the closet? This picture was taken on December 26th. Nearly 4 months after Katrina struck Mississippi. Have the people that once lived here returned after the storm to collect their personal goods? The marks on the painted blue walls were caused by debris floating in the Katrina Storm Surge East side of Long Beach Mississippi, about 3 blocks North of US Hwy 90.
East side of Long Beach, just a block or two from the beach, looking westward. At least this family found 1 of the kings to their nativity set.
University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Campus.
St. Thomas Catholic Church in center. Parish Hall on the left.
The St. Thomas Parish Hall was built by the same builder than built Dogwood Ceramic Supply's showroom. Even superior construction could not withstand Katrina's surge.
That metal frame should be McDonald's, Hwy 90 Long Beach Mississippi.
Flat land is not conducive to blocking Katrina's storm surge. The bright blue in the right of center background is a FEMA tarp used to cover the roof of a damaged house. That house could be 1/4 mile or more from US Hwy 90. Important note: That house is the first house still standing intact. Near Downtown Long Beach Mississippi.
Edgewater Village, West Biloxi. The Southern most unit. About 50 yards north of US Hwy 90.
McDonalds at Edgewater Village in the front of Edgewater Mall. The slab in the foreground is the remains of Wendy's.
The remains of small oak trees in the median of US Hwy 90. Edgewater Mall, West Biloxi
Edgewater Mall, West Biloxi. Edgewater Mall has survived both Camille in 1969 and Katrina in 2005. The modest size Live Oak in front of Dillard's is several hundreds years old and has probably survived dozens of hurricanes.
The slab in the foreground is the remains of O'Charley's. Sears Auto Center in the background. Edgewater Mall.
Katrina Update: The Sears Auto Center has been demolished.
6-8 ft of water flowed through the St. Martin Community, destroying the Middle School. St. Martin Community is located on the north side of the Back Bay of Biloxi just east of d'Iberville along Lemoyne Blvd (see Geopolitical map at top of the page).
Houses on just ONE street in the St. Martin Community.
Note the mail box taped to the small stool.
The markings on the roof are from the search and rescue crew that inspected the house for survivors. The yellow sticker is a condemnation notice. By February 2006 these houses were reduced to slabs by the demolition crews
Debris pile. Long Beach Mississippi.
Side street from Trautman Ave, Long Beach Mississippi.
Pass Christian Mississippi.
Wal-Mart, Pass Christian Mississippi.
Wal-Mart promises to rebuild. January 2008. Wal-Mart has a building permit.
Beach front apartments in Pass Christian Mississippi.
Pass Christian had many summer homes for the wealthy merchants and plantation owners prior to the Civil War. Many of these homes were located on a large bluff overlooking the beach front of Pass Christian.
Many of these homes have been restored to their pre-Civil War splendor and survived Hurricane Katrina with minimal problems.
Others did not do as well:
By now everybody knows what those spray painted markings mean.
Yellow Condemned Sticker posted on the tree.
Then there is the Pass Christian Police Station
Pass Christian PD office tried to ride out Katrina in their 2nd St Police
Station. When the rising water was reaching chest height and the exit
doors could not be opened because of the storm surge, the officers shot their
way out of the building and finally found refuge in the Library behind the
Police Station. In the days after Katrina not a single PC Police Officer
deserted their post. Why can't New Orleans PD say the same thing?
Downtown Pass Christian Mississippi was the home of Brian Nettle's pottery studio. The building (small house) for Brian's studio floated away from the slab leaving kilns and shelves behind. The studio was just a couple blocks east of the Pass Christian Police Station. Undated photo courtesy of Brian Nettles.
One of Brian's kilns was found near the CSX railroad tracks. Notice house in the background that floated unto the tracks. Undated photo courtesy of Brian Nettles.
Brian's home studio well inland on a bluff overlooking the Wolf River after Katrina. The storm surge was documented at 34' about sea level near Kiln Mississippi. Kiln Mississippi is the home of Brent Farve (Green Bay Packer Quarterback) and is about 6 miles from the Gulf of Mexico at the northern end of St. Louis Bay. The Wolf River flows into St. Louis Bay, so Brian's studio is a few football throws from Kiln. Undated photo courtesy of Brian Nettles. Technical note: Storm surge is measured as a still water mark without consideration of the height of wave action. Often storm surge is measured by the debris line or water mark inside of a building that is reasonably intact after the storm.
Brian's kiln at his home studio. Undated photo courtesy of Brian Nettles.
Apartments, west of downtown Pass Christian Mississippi. Many Road Closed Signs along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
This is what happens to roads during a hurricane surge and why road closings and repairs were critical.
Pass Christian School building and bus. CSX railroad in the foreground. Katrina storm surge was flowing over the CSX railroad tracks throughout much of Pass Christian. Water obviously came from the south via the beach, but water also came from the north via the St. Louis Bay.
Beachfront apartments in Biloxi Mississippi.
The President Casino floating barge found a new home. Biloxi Mississippi.
Beauvoir, completed in 1852, was the final home of Confederate President Jeff Davis. The grounds of Beauvior include museums, the Jeff Davis Presidential Library and the resting place of the unknown Confederate Soldier. The cost of restoring the main house is estimated at $4.1 million. Federal funds will only cover $2.5 Million of the restoration costs.
Denny's, Biloxi Mississippi.
The remnants of the Broadwater Marina and home to the President Casino. The President Casino barge broke free from the moorings and floated away with the final rest place against a hotel in near the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Treasure Bay Casino, Biloxi Mississippi. The casino barge was built into a pirate themed tall mast ship. The remnants of the boardwalk to reach the casino barge can be seen in the right background. The casino barge broke free of the hurricane moorings and became beached.
The land based portion of the Treasure Bay Casino seen in the background.
One of the few beach side buildings in Biloxi Mississippi.
A new type of tourism along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Two beachfront homes in Biloxi Mississippi.
Rebuilding two beachfront homes in Biloxi Mississippi.
The Biloxi Lighthouse. Beau Rivage Casino and parking garage seen in the right foreground. The Biloxi Lighthouse was built prior to the Civil War and has survived war and every hurricane thrown its way.
The Old French House is modern day Mary Mahoney's Restaurant. The Old French House, circa 1737, was built by the original French settlers that founded at Biloxi in 1699, under the direction of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. Katrina's surge reached the second floor of the restaurant, but wave action was minimized because the large Beau Rivage Casino is located between the restaurant and the Gulf of Mexico.
The 32 story high, massive Beau Rivage casino hotel. The Beau protected much of downtown Biloxi from being destroyed.
The Beau did not go unscathed. The Beau had damage to the casino barge and the lower floors of the hotel and parking garage.
The harbor master's house at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor. The modern building was suppose to be hurricane proof.
The remains of McElroy's Harbor House Seafood Restaurant at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor. Portions of the small craft harbor marina can be seen in the left background. The sliver of white that can be seen in the far background along with the scrub plant life is the western tip of Deer Island.
Condos just east of the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor and Downtown Biloxi.
The Grand Casino floating barge found a new home about 1/2 mile from the hurricane proof moorings. The barge was rotated 180° (east-west rotation) and is resting on the north side of US Hwy 90 on the site of the future George Ohr Museum. Light poles were replaced after Katrina. Somehow the moderate sized Live Oak tree was missed by the casino barge.
The Grand Casino barge used to be located behind the casino entrance in the background.
The Casino Magic barge floated from its moorings and became beached directly across the street from the proper location. A portion of St. Michael's Catholic Church can be seen in the right background.
Casino Magic hotel and parking garage. Several of the moorings for the casino can be seen near center foreground. The tree row in the background is Deer Island.
St. Michael's Catholic Church. The Casino Magic barge is resting just out of view to the left.
The US Hwy 90 bridge crossing between Biloxi and Ocean Springs Mississippi. View is looking towards the north from Biloxi.
Looking towards the south from Biloxi.
The Biloxi-Ocean Springs bridge as seen from the Golden Fisherman platform near Point Cadet.
The Palace Casino was located just north of the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Hwy 90 bridge. The Palace Casino partially capsized but did not float away from the moorings. Nearly four months after Katrina and the little truck in the foreground had yet to be removed.
The remains of the old Coast Guard hanger at Point Cadet near the Hwy 90 bridge and Palace Casino.
The Biloxi Seafood Museum, near Point Cadet. The Isle of Capri Casino can be seen in the background.
The Golden Fisherman. A larger than life sculpture weighing several tons and made from salvaged commercial fishing gear in tribute to the generations of fisherman that settled Biloxi and provided the majority of the local industry during much of the 20th Century. Hwy 90 bridge in the immediate background. Deer Island in the far background. The Golden Fisherman was stolen by metal thieves and was recovered cut into several pieces near Mobile AL. May Hell hold a special place for metal thieves.
Nobody deceased or survivor was found in this house (see search and rescue marks on roof). Along Howard Ave, about 1/2 mile inland from Point Cadet, Biloxi Mississippi.
Chevy dealership, about 4 blocks from the beach, near downtown Biloxi Mississippi.
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