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5475648

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event_typeStorm Surge/Tide
ncei_event_id5,475,648
episode_id1,198,567
begin_utc2005-08-29T08:00:00+00:00
end_utc2005-08-29T23:00:00+00:00
stateLOUISIANA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameLOWER PLAQUEMINES
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property3.03B
wfo_sourceOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
episode_narrativeStorm surge damage in southeast Louisiana, especially in the New Orleans area and the coastal parishes, was catastrophic. Hurricane protection levees and floodwalls were overtopped and/or breached resulting in widespread and deep flooding of homes and businesses. Much of Orleans and Plaquemines Parishes and nearly all of St. Bernard Parish were flooded by storm surge. Approximately 80 percent of the city of New Orleans was flooded. Thousands of people were stranded by the flood waters in homes and buildings and on rooftops for several days and had to be rescued by boat and helicopter. In Jefferson Parish, levees were not compromised, however many homes were flooded by either heavy rain overwhelming limited pumping capacity or storm surge water moving through in-operable pumps into the parish. Severe storm surge damage also occurred along the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain from Mandeville to Slidell with storm surge water moving inland as far as Old Towne Slidell with water up to 6 feet deep in some locationsPost storm high water surveys of the area conducted by FEMA indicated the following storm surge estimates: Orleans Parish - 12-15 feet in east New Orleans to 9 to 12 feet along the Lakefront; St. Bernard Parish - 14 to 17 feet; Jefferson Parish - 6 to 9 feet along the lakefront to 5 to 8 feet from Lafitte to Grand Isle; Plaquemines Parish - 15 to 17 feet; St. Tammany Parish - 11 to 16 feet in southeast portion to 7 to 10 feet in western portion. All storm surge heights are still water elevations referenced to NAVD88 datum.
year2,005

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