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If the reports of a storm surge over 30 feet in Gulfport are accurate, and other reports indicating that much of the MS coast south of I-10 was flooded, then there could be hundreds if not thousands dead. Katrina may rank as one of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the U.S.