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Hurricane Disaster Contact Info


Louisiana Emergency Preparedness
225-925-7500 (24hr)
Parrish Directory

Mississippi Emergency Management
601-352-9100 (24 hr)

Alabama Emergency Management
205-280-2200


The Salvation Army's Team Emergency Radio Network has been activated to help family members or friends locate and get information on family members who may have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
The SATERN request form is available by visiting http://qso.com/satern/emailfrm.htm .

Family members fill out a form and the network goes to work to try and get information on the family or friend's condition.


www.weather.com has message boards where people are checking in and leaving messages for family and friends...also you can leave message too....


Information on areas hard hit by Hurricane Katrina

10:54 p.m. ET 8/30/2005
weather.com
In response to requests from weather.com users and The Weather Channel viewers, here is information we have been able to gather about areas hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. This list of links will be updated throughout the day.

You can find additional information being posted by weather.com users on our blog.

General Storm Info

http://eyesonkatrina.blogspot.com/
Synopsis:Hurricane Katrina blog, with many people providing damage reports.


http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?
S=3782912&nav=6DJHduh7
Synopsis:Local citizens are posting reports on this page.


Bay St. Louis

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3782622/
Synopsis: From WLOX, the downtown area of Bay St. Louis is reported to be destroyed. The Bay St. Louis Bridge on Highway 90 is gone. The beach highway along the coast is closed and impassable at this time.


Biloxi/Gulfport/Long Beach, MS


http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005/aug/
HQ_05240_Katrina_update_update.html
Synopsis:Monday's storm hit NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, which is operated by Lockheed Martin. Both facilities are closed during recovery efforts.


http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/12513444.htm
Synopsis:


Biloxi: Beau Rivage still stood. . . Hard Rock Casino, scheduled to open in early September, suffered 50 percent damages. The signature guitar, said to be the world’s largest, still stood. . . At least five casinos out of commission. . . St. Thomas the Apostlic Catholic Church, which sits on U.S. 90, is gone.

Gulfport: Fire chief estimates 75 percent of buildings have major roof damage, "if they have a roof left at all" . . . the storm surge crossed the CSX railroad tracks. . . Heavy damage to Memorial Hospital . . . First floor of the Armed Forces Retirement Home flooded . . . 3 of 4 walls have collapsed at Harrison Central 9th Grade School in North Gulfport. . . At least three firehouses have taken significant damage

Long Beach: First Baptist Chruch is leveled.

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?
S=3782622&nav=6DJHduXE
Synopsis: They suggest the best method of trying to contact friends and family is by HAM radio as there is no power, no landline phone service or cell phone service. There is a HAM radio operator stationed at WLOX; call sign is WX5AAA.


http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3782912&nav=6DJHduh7
Synopsis: WLOX blog where people are posting some messages about damage in the area.


Diamondhead

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/
ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050830/STORM30/TPInternational/Americas
Synopsis:Major destruction seen in this upscale community. Several multi-million dollar homes swept away.


Folsom, LA

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/
WWL082905ross.86c6840.html
Synopsis: Town of Folsom: Trees down, all utilities out. No flooding reported at this time.


Gulfport, MS


http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/
pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050830/NEWS0110/508300395/1260
Synopsis: Virtually all buildings in Gulfport sustained some form of water or wind damage, and emergency personnel had to rescue some people from rooftops. Emergency officials said rescue teams braved winds and high water to reach people on roofs and in attics.


http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/
news/special_packages/hurricane_katrina/12512932.htm
Synopsis: Hundreds of Katrina's victims needed medical attention, but it was hard to give. Cirillo said three local hospitals could accept only the worst emergency patients, so officials set up medical triage stations at the Biloxi High School, a fire station on Pass Road and other spots. They urged the walking wounded to go there.


Hammond

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/083005/
sub_livingston001.shtml
Synopsis:This article discusses tornado damage nearby in Livingston Parish, about 18 miles west of Hammond. Tornadoes touched down in several parts of Livingston Parish, damaging some structures but causing no injuries, emergency officials said. Tornadoes hit the former 4th Ward School in the eastern part of the parish, damaged a residence south of Walker on La. 447 and struck a building near Port Vincent, authorities said.

Jefferson Parish

http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/
index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_08.html
Synopsis: Jefferson Parish school officials said classes are canceled indefinitely. Broussard also declared a state of martial law in Jefferson Parish.



Keesler Air Force Base, MS


http://www.keesler.af.mil/
Synopsis: Initial assessment shows extensive damage to our industrial and housing areas. The damage is severe enough that we are unable to leave our shelters until Thursday at the earliest in order to assure our recovery teams have cleared debris and made it safe for us and our families to return home. Brigadier General Lord and your leadership promises to keep you apprised of the progress of our recovery teams and release you to go home and assess your own damage as soon as it is safe for your family to travel. All pets at the Keesler pet shelter are in good health and weathered this extremely dangerous storm safely.


http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
article?AID=/20050830/NEWS0110/508300393/1260
Synopsis: The Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base canceled medical appointments Tuesday. To reschedule appointments, call 1-800-700-8603.



http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/katrina.mississippi/index.html
Synopsis: Officials have been unable to assess damage along the coast because U.S. 90, the main road through Gulfport and Biloxi, remained submerged in places. Most roads south of Interstate 20 -- which stretches from Meridian west to Vicksburg -- are either closed or impassable at points, and emergency crews are unable to access many areas, he said.



Lafourche Parish (Larose, Grand Isle area)

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/083005/sub_home001.shtml
Synopsis: Thick marsh grass covers LA 1 through the parish.

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives
/050829oil.asp
Synopsis: Oil and gas connector leading to Grand Isle likely under water.



Lake Pontchartrain area


http://www.nola.com/hurricane/katrina/
pdf/083005_a01a02.pdf
Synopsis: A large section of the vital 17th Street Canal levee, where it connects to the brand new ‘hurricane proof’ Old Hammond Highway bridge, gave way late Monday morning in Bucktown after Katrina’s fiercest winds were well north. The breach sent a churning sea of water from Lake Pontchartrain coursing across Lakeview and into Mid-City, Carrollton, Gentilly, City Park and neighborhoods farther south and east.



LaPlace

http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/
index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_08.html
Synopsis:Officials said River Parishes Hospital in LaPlace was closed and that the hospital was routing patients to Ascension Parish.


Moss Point

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/12514360.htm
Synopsis: Floodwater surrounded hotels that housed storm evacuees.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/12512932.htm
Synopsis: Citizen spent hours in her attic before being rescued.


Ocean Springs

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news
/special_packages/hurricane_katrina/12512932.htm
Synopsis: Katrina's tidal surge -- over 30 feet in spots -- demolished major bridges to three coastal counties, including those linking Biloxi with Ocean Springs and the connection to Bay St. Louis.


http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3782622
Synopsis: Most major bridges are out or damaged in the area. The Biloxi to Ocean Springs bridge is damaged. The Bay St. Louis bridge on Highway 90 is gone. The beach highway along the coast is closed and impassable at this time.


http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/
08/29/cnna.rodgers/
Synopsis: Paula Zahn interview with a resident who returned to Ocean Springs and Biloxi, MS. Resident says Ocean Springs destroyed.



Pascagoula, MS

http://www.gulflive.com/mississippipress/
083005/083005.pdf
Synopsis: This is a local Pascagoula Newspaper with lots of pictures and stories of local the devastation: Hurricane Katrina punched Pascagoula Monday with enormous storm surge and sustained winds for more than 12 hours Monday to level most of Pascagoula, leaving new residents and hurricane veterans alike, dumfounded in its wake as they witnessed the strongest storm to hit the city.

http://www.gulflive.com/mississippipress
/083005/083005.pdf
Synopsis: (PAGE 6): Winds, surge and waves from Katrina obliterated homes on Beach Boulevard and dissolved the scenic street. Wind and water were also responsible for destroying homes on Washington Avenue and severely battering homes south of Ingalls Avenue.

http://www.gulfcoastnews.com/
Synopsis: These are Unconfirmed Reports: City of Pascagoula -- only communication is cell phone -- radios down. 85% in Pascagoula heavily damaged and flooded. Three known fatalities.



Plaquemines Parish (Buras, Port Sulphur area)

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/12514784.htm
Synopsis: Parts of parish may still be under water.


Slidell


http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/083005/
new_slidell0sen01.shtml
Synopsis: Much of Slidell is under water and likely sustained the worst damage from Hurricane Katrina, State Sen. Tom Schedler, R-Mandeville, said Tuesday at 1 p.m.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/083005/new_slidell001.shtml
Synopsis: Dexter Accardo, director of St. Tammany Parish, said Hurricane Katrina pushed 15 feet of water into Slidell, reaching the second level of the Hampton Inn in Slidell off of Interstate 10.


http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWL082905ross.
86c6840.html
Synopsis: City of Slidell: Lake waters are beginning to recede. The City has experienced major flooding from Gause Boulevard south. There is major tree and power-line damage city-wide. All major arterial roads are impassable.

http://www.acadiananow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
article?AID=/20050830/NEWS05/50830008
Synopsis: The mayor announced that the I-10 twin span bridge connecting New Orleans with Slidell and the Gulf coast was destroyed. "The twin span is gone," Nagin said. "We have an oil tanker has run aground and is leaking oil."

http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/
Synopsis: The storm flooded huge swaths of the city, as well as Slidell on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in a process that appeared to be spreading even as night fell. Across Lake Pontchartrain and closer to the site of Katrina’s landfall, thousands of homes in Slidell flooded. From the Interstate 10 overpass at Slidell's Old Spanish Trail, the only visible structure from the dense commercial intersection was a boat bobbing on the waves.

http://www.kfdm1.com/engine.pl?station=kfdm&id=11633
&template=breakoutlocal.html
Synopsis: A local news channel talks about Slidell being underwater and how people are having trouble retrieving information from the area.


Tulane University

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005
/08/30/katrina
Synopsis:Tulane classes will start no sooner than September 7.

Here's to hoping all our loved ones are found safe soon.