Hurricane Katrina Damage

Forrest County, MS

Heavy damage to a hotel in Hattiesburg. Note the collapsed brick wall.

Destroyed signs along the business strip just south of the Interstate 59-U.S. Highway 49 interchange in Hattiesbrug.

Roof peeled off of a business in Hattiesburg.

Destroyed and mangled billboard in Hattiesburg.

Heavily damaged hangar and flight service building at Chain Municipal Airport in Hattiesburg. All 8 of the hangars at Chain Airport were heavily damaged.

Roof totally blown off of a veterinary clinic in Hattiesburg. Winds between 125 and 150 mph were likely needed to produce this damage.

Damage to a forested area near Hattiesburg. The pattern of damage here indicates that a tornado likely moved through this area.

Two large trees blown onto a medical building in Hattiesburg.

Destroyed restaurant sign in Hattiesburg.

Damage to a shopping mall in Hattiesburg.

Damage to a restaurant in Hattiesburg.

Pictures from two heavily damaged neighborhoods in Hattiesburg. Again, damage such as this is common in strong tornadoes. With Katrina, damage of this intensity was widespread throughout the city.

A heavily damaged gas station along U.S. Highway 11 near Hattiesburg.

Destroyed radio and weather instrumentation tower at the Forrest County Emergency Operations Center near Hattiesburg.

Line of cars waiting for gas near the Interstate 59-U.S. Highway 49 interchange in Hattiesburg. Lines of a mile or more were common at those few gas stations that were open.