S. than Katrina, with many of the more than 500 direct deaths attributed to storm surge. It delivered one of the higher surges in modern records, estimated at 24-28 feet along about 20 miles of ...

A detailed view of the storm surge: comparing Katrina to Camille and General characteristics of storm surges. Depiction of a 15-foot hurricane storm surge occurring at high tide of two feet about ...

9. Once the eye of Katrina reaches the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, the surge in the Funnel and Industrial Canal levels off and begins to drain due to the storm's westerly winds.

It features a mosaic wave (representing the storm surge) and a glass-enclosed case filled with personal items from Katrina victims. The lighter gray granite piece on the top of the black structure ...

Hurricane Katrina - which devastated New Orleans in ... to bring "life-threatening hazards" and an "unsurvivable storm surge" to parts of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Well-built homes could ...

Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina topped the list of the worst storms to ever hit the US when it triggered a 28-foot-tall storm surge that swept over New Orleans. But even with all that destruction ...