City of Biloxi, Mississippi
—Katrina Memorial, 710 Beach Boulevard —
This plaque is dedicated to bring awareness to the surge and high water levels from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Camille. Both storms brought about great devastation and loss of life to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf coast on August 29, 2005 at 10:00 am. The storm surge level at this location was 22 feet above mean sea level, with reported waves reaching 34.1 feet. There was approximately 125 billion dollars of damage to the coast, leaving 236 people dead and 67 missing. Hurricane Camille made landfall on August 17, 1969 at about 11:30 pm. The storm surge level at this location was 19.5 feet. There was approximately 1.5 billion dollars of damage to the coast leaving 131 dead and 41 missing.| HM Number | HM1XKD |
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| Year Placed | 2015 |
| Placed By | The City of Biloxi |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 318802 N 3363896 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.39348333, -88.88603333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 23.609', W 88° 53.162' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 23' 36.54" N, 88° 53' 9.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 228 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 107-111 Main St, Biloxi MS 39530, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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