Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
High Water Mark
City of Biloxi, Mississippi
— Visitors Center, 1050 Beach Boulevard —
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, November 28, 2015
1. City of Biloxi, Mississippi Marker
Inscription.
High Water Mark. City of Biloxi, Mississippi. 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., High Water Marks: Katrina Red Marker, Camille Blue Marker and the Base Flood Elevation Black Marker (BFE 20ft)
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.
High Water Marks: Katrina Red Marker, Camille Blue Marker and the Base Flood Elevation Black Marker (BFE 20ft)
Erected 2015 by City of Biloxi.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is August 29, 2005.
Location. 30° 23.702′ N, 88° 54.071′ W. Marker is in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Beach Boulevard (U.S. 90) and Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located at the Biloxi Visitors Center.
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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1050 Beach Blvd, Biloxi MS 39530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
4. Area view of marker at Biloxi Visitors Center looking at the Gulf of Mexico.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 675 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on March 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.