06.02.10 Deliverable #4

The Coastal Mississippi Counties Hurricane Katrina Infrastructure Damage Assessment Map was created as the fourth deliverable for UWF's Applications in GIS class project Unit 3: Hurricane Analysis. The map details the roads, hospitals and churches most likely to be flooded from Hurricane Katrina's storm surge.

Central southern Harrison county should experience the least amount of flooding with southwest Hancock and eastern Jackson as the hardest hit areas. Singing River Hospital, Hancock General and Hancock Medical Center lie directly in the flood zone. Ocean Springs, Gulfport Memorial or Sand Hill Hosptials may be better positioned to remain in operation. In addition, most coastal churches will be impacted by the storm surge so shelters should be opened in the northern portions of the counties.

Travelers in Hancock County along US 10 will find impassable flooded roads therefore highway ramps have also been included in the map to assist EOC with rescue efforts.A small portion of western and northern county road 607 should remain passable for emergency vehicles. Similiarly, only the western portions of US 10 and CR 90 will be passable in Jackson county.