Landfall occurred in southeast Louisiana and most significantly impacted Louisiana and Mississippi
Date
August 29, 2005
Incident/Event Details
Hurricane Katrina initially made landfall over southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. When it traveled over the Gulf of Mexico it strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane and made its second landfall in southeast Louisiana
NTS Models Used (after the hurricane’s second landfall)30
Mega-shelters
Cajundome, Lafayette LA; sheltered 18,500 evacuees over 58 days; 409,000 meals served
Reliant Park, Houston, TX; 27,100 evacuees over 37 days
Dallas Convention Center & Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX; 25,000 evacuees over 39 days; 114,200 meals served
Superdome, New Orleans, LA; sheltered approx. 9,000 evacuees and 550 National Guardsmen. Estimated peak population between 15,000 and 20,000
248.Open space shelters:
City Hall, New Orleans, LA; sheltered 250 evacuees
In addition to the Non-Traditional Shelters opened after the five disasters discussed above, Non-Traditional Shelters were opened after the Whittier Narrows and Loma Prieta earthquakes and the North Dakota flooding. Quick facts and observations from these NTS operations are detailed below.
