Katrina - numbers from Mississippi

[dhweather]

Katrina's toll in Mississippi

$125 billion Estimated dollar amount of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina

231 Identified dead statewide

5 Unidentified dead

67 Missing

65,380 Houses in South Mississippi destroyed

383,700 Mississippi insurance claims filed (Katrina and Rita)

$5 billion Claims paid (as of Nov. 21)

141,000 Insurance claims filed in South Mississippi

$1.3 billion Claims paid in South Mississippi

44 million Estimated cubic yards of debris in South Mississippi

21.8 million Cubic yards removed as of Dec. 5

20,447 Red Cross staff and volunteers in Mississippi

5,543,006 Red Cross meals served

42,768 People sheltered by Red Cross

229 Red Cross shelters opened

$185 million Red Cross money spent in South Mississippi as of Nov. 30

from http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/13402585.htm

[Javlin]

I do not doubt those numbers one bit.I took the day today to drive as far W on 90 as I could.So sad.As I was driving memories would just start coming back and you start to realize that's all they are anymore,just memories.They involved so many happy and beautiful ones.Some where just so simple like they just happened yesterday and they had,just right before Katrina.Things like The Harbor View alittle out of the way place that took me back to the 70's when I was young.Chappy's in LB and Rickey's in Waveland where fine places to eat.
Then you see signs of spirit where people have posted along 90
"hwy of hope" or abig poster of Rosie the Riviter saying "we can do it".This really belongs in the Recovery forum do as wish mods.It was just an overwhelming sight.

[Pearl River]

I just got home from the coast, in particular Pass Christian. I am at a total loss of words. There is just no way to describe it. It is very sobering and it hurts.

[DESTRUCTION5]

When do they declare the 67 missing dead?

[mike815]

yeah it is just horrible those statistics from katrina Everything has been foucused on New orleans but this is where the catistphic damage occured.

[Javlin]

I have at wondered the same thing Destructions.If you had seen what I saw today we were lucky to have so few die in the storm.It was good though Pearl to see some of the old houses along the drive in the Pass still standing on some high ground.

[wxman57]

Interesting that the official NHC Katrina final report lists the damage as between $20 and $60 billion (insured). Clearly, that estimate is WAY too low if you consider the damage to MS and the cost to rebuild New Orleans and the levees, not to mention business losses.

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

$125 BILLION? Jeez. Ivan's damage toll was closer to $12.5 billion, just a little farther to the East, but with half the surge.

Had the levees not broken in New Orleans, and Katrina's toll was limited to Mississippi, Alabama, and southeastern Louisiana (St. Bernard's, Slidell, etc.)...this would still be the worst natural catastrophe in American history, at least since Audrey.

[Agua]

When do they declare the 67 missing dead?

When they find a body.

[MSRobi911]

dh

where did you get the radar pic under your name? I had one of Ivan set as my desk top background but I got tired of looking at it and people asking me if it was Katrina...I would like to get one of that B!tc8!

Mary

[mike815]

yeah its cool i think if u look around enough you will find it

[Lindaloo]

dh

where did you get the radar pic under your name? I had one of Ivan set as my desk top background but I got tired of looking at it and people asking me if it was Katrina...I would like to get one of that B!tc8!

Mary

http://www.datasync.com/~magee/katravatar.jpg

[MSRobi911]

Linda you are a sweetheart!!! Wait, I tried that one...its way too big! Any ideas on how to shrink it but not change the settings?

Thanks girlfriend and we miss you in the Chat Room!

Mary

[Extremeweatherguy]

$125 BILLION? Jeez. Ivan's damage toll was closer to $12.5 billion, just a little farther to the East, but with half the surge.

Had the levees not broken in New Orleans, and Katrina's toll was limited to Mississippi, Alabama, and southeastern Louisiana (St. Bernard's, Slidell, etc.)...this would still be the worst natural catastrophe in American history, at least since Audrey.

yes, economically this was the worst, but in terms of deaths the Galveston hurricane still is number one. also, the worst American catastrophe is probably still 9/11, not Katrina (but it was close). In terms of Hurricanes, the worst would probably be Katrina and Andrew as number 1 and 2, and then many others before that. Actually, I would probably just classify the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons as one mega-disaster. If we classified it like that, then yes those two seasons combined are probably the worst American catastrophe.

[Lindaloo]

Linda you are a sweetheart!!! Wait, I tried that one...its way too big! Any ideas on how to shrink it but not change the settings?

Thanks girlfriend and we miss you in the Chat Room!

Mary

I am not that much of an expert! lol. Ask Kelly, I am sure she knows.

[gtalum]

When do they declare the 67 missing dead?

In order to be officially declared dead, the officials must find and poitively identify a body. After major hurricanes, this often poses major problems with filing life insurance claims, as bodies sometimes get scattered and disappear and insurance companies won't pay out until an official death certification.

[jasons2k]

When do they declare the 67 missing dead?

In order to be officially declared dead, the officials must find and poitively identify a body. After major hurricanes, this often poses major problems with filing life insurance claims, as bodies sometimes get scattered and disappear and insurance companies won't pay out until an official death certification.

I hope they can figure out a Plan B. I hate to say it but many of the "lost" are are probably in the GOM. The reports of debris, cattle, etc. out in the open water well after the storm passed were pretty grim.