Many of the roadway markers were damaged in Hurricane Katrina, such as this "wrong way" sign on Highway 603.
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The marker is located about five miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico on Highway 603. The pine trees in the background are defoliated from wind and salt water.
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The marker proclaims the triumph of the residents of Waveland over the trials of a previous hurricane in 1960. It stands amidst the rubble of City Hall in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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After Hurricane Katrina the mural remained standing. It represents a wide angle view of the town's streets and important features.
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The railroad track runs along Central Avenue about three blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. It forms a levee to impede the flood crest from hurricane tidal surge. The house was moved off of its slab and floated into place along side of the tracks in Hurricane Katrina.
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There were few signs left along Beach Blvd. after Hurricane Katrina. Almost every structure and landmark was swept away in the 30 foot tidal surge.
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A lonely swan graces the beachfront. It was left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina on Beach Boulevard. The Gulf of Mexico's Mississippi Sound is very shallow just offshore which aids in piling up the wind-driven ocean. The onshore wind and the forward motion of the hurricane act to literally push the ocean onto the coastline.
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Along S. Central Avenue, the railroad tracks were twisted and eroded by a tidal surge of approximately 30 feet. In Hurricane Camille, the tracks acted as a levee and contained the surge. The over-wash from the storm acted as a tsunami and traveled well inland past Hwy 90 and Interstate 10 to the north.
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The First Baptist Church is located on historic Main Street in downtown Bay St. Louis. The church decided after Hurricane Katrina they wanted to really be the church to the community during the 2005 Christmas break. Read the first hand accounts of college students working in hurricane ravaged Mississippi.
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The service station served as a repository for boxes of donated clothing as well as the destination of a home that floated off of its foundations and ended up parked next to a fuel bay.
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Pass Christian has had the misfortune of being in the path of two of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit the United States--Hurricane Camille in 1969 and Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Both hurricanes caused the near total destruction of the city.
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