Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the U.S. within the last 100 years.  After making landfall on August 29, 2005, Roaring Brook Consultants was called to help evaluate the storm damage on structures throughout the Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana coastal areas.  Our job was to conduct site inspections to determine the cause and scope of the reported storm damage.  The evaluations took into account FEMA maps and information from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center on sustained wind velocities and surge levels.  The photographs on this page reflect some of the storm damage in Louisiana and the extent of the havoc that Katrina wrecked on homes and businesses.  

Hurricane Katrina headed for the Gulf coast

Levee breaks in New Orleans, LA

What is left after the storm

More hurricane destruction

Before Katrina hit the Gulf coast

What Katrina left behind

A home Katrina wiped away

The damage of a storm can be tremendous

Many homes and places of business were wiped out by Katrina

Many homes were damaged beyond repair

Vehicles were not left without damage if there were in the path of the storm

The repairs on the homes left were extensive

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Hurricane Katrina headed for the Gulf coast