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Town-by-town glance of Miss. coastal damage
Overall: U.S. 90 buried under inches - or feet - of sand ... communications down, transportation systems demolished ... medical services crippled ... high-water marks set by Camille shattered.Bay St. Louis: Whole neighborhoods washed away ... highway and railroad bridges to Biloxi demolished. Biloxi: Legacy Towers condos survive ... Ryans, Red Lobster, Olive Garden washed away along U.S. 90 ... Lighthouse still standing.... Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge gone ... bottom floor of the library and the home of Jefferson Davis home, Beauvoir, destroyed ... . Sharkshead Souvenir City gone ... Edgewater Village strip shopping center gutted ... Also gone: the steeple of historic Hansboro Presbyterian Church; Waters Edge II apartments; Diamondhead Yacht Club, the old neon McDonald's sign on Pass Road ... Massive damage in east end of city ... almost total devastation primarily south of the railroad tracks near Lee Street, Point Cadet and Casino Row ... Beau Rivage still stands ... Hard Rock Casino, originally scheduled to open this week, suffered 50 percent damages ... At least five casinos out of commission ... St. Thomas the Apostlic Catholic Church, which sits on U.S. 90, is gone. D'Iberville: New addition to Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of D'Iberville destroyed; damage to sanctuary ... structural damage to D'Iberville High School ... hundreds of homes destroyed. Gulfport: Gulf Coast Medical Center lost power and evacuated patients to Alabama hospitals ... Mississippi State Port lost its lifting facilities and cranes ... Historical Grass Lawn building destroyed ... Fun Time USA left with only bumper boats, pool and go-cart track ... numerous businesses and homes on Pass Road damaged or destroyed ... dozens of homes missing on Beach Boulevard ... fire chief estimates 75 percent of buildings have major roof damage, "if they have a roof left at all" ... the storm surge crossed the CSX railroad tracks ... heavy damage to Memorial Hospital ... first floor of the Armed Forces Retirement Home flooded ... 3 of 4 walls have collapsed at Harrison Central 9th Grade School in North Gulfport ... at least three firehouses with significant damage. Hancock County: Emergency Operations Center swamped ... back of the county courthouse gave way. Harrison County: Old courthouse building destroyed ... damage to virtually all shelters ... Lyman Elementary lost two buildings ... Woolmarket Elementary lost its roof ... West Wortham Elementary has significant roof damage. Hattiesburg: A number of businesses and homes damaged in the area ... U.S. 49 and Highway 11 shut down ... Wind speeds of 95 mph. Jackson County: Open Springs Hospital remained open for emergency treatment ... Roof peeled off Emergency Operations Center. Long Beach: Most buildings within 200 yards of U.S. 90 disappeared ... Stately homes and apartment complexes that lined the shore are gone ... First Baptist Church is leveled. Moss Point: Floodwater surrounded two hotels full of guests ... Much of downtown destroyed ... 20 feet of water flooded most of the city. Pascagoula: Six blocks of Market Street destroyed ... Jackson County Emergency Management Agency had to relocate to the courthouse after the roof came off their building downtown ... roof came off the gym at St. Martin High School ... reports of flooding in the Chipley area. Pass Christian: Bridge to Bay St. Louis destroyed, along with several other bridges ... Harbor and beachfront community gone ... in eastern part of city, water rose to more than 20 feet above ground level ... flooding on Beatline Road at the 90-degree turn ... . House in the middle of the road on Second Street. Posted by: Steve 2005-08-31 |
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