20+ Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge Map Pictures. The storm surge breached the levee system protecting new orleans from lake. Along the coast, storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane.
The storm history of hurricane katrina started on august 23, 2005.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 15 to 20 feet above normal tide levels along with large and dangerous battering the map below (dated august 28, 2005) from the national hurricane center shows katrina's predicted path for the next three to five days. The regions are highlighted based on their probability of the sea level rising more than 3 feet, with the darker regions being more likely to flood. As of 5 a.m., a surge over nine feet had been observed in parts of coastal. The map will update every six hours as the national hurricane center makes new.
