Aug 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming. Catastrophic damage was widespread across a large portion of the Gulf Coast region. The devastation was not only confined to the coastal region, widespread and significant damage occurred well inland up to the Hattiesburg area and northward past I
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5471122). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Adams County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.