Hurricane Katrina's Destructive Power of Microbursts - Downbursts - Tornadoes - Straight Line Winds
Photo by Geologist David Jungblut
Gulfport Study
This picture was taken looking north from Route 90.
1. This four story building has damage to the lower floors on the right
side of the building, but considerably greater damage to the upper floor’s
left side in the back of the building. This indicates that this building
has experienced more damaging forces on the left side than the right side.
2. A tractor-trailer box can be seen in the corner of the building. The
tractor-trailer box could not have moved directly from the Gulfport Pier
to this location since it would have hit the other side of the building--
the southeast side. This shows that the tractor-trailer box moved west
or possibly northwest from Gulfport Pier, and was then forced to move
back toward the east or northeast.
