Superdome Roof Katrina

The roof of the louisiana superdome is seen damaged due to the strong winds of hurricane katrina august 29 2005.

Superdome roof katrina.

Superdome roof emily benston. A fema medical team at the superdome august 31 2005. When hurricane katrina slammed into the gulf coast and new orleans in particular the louisiana superdome became a shelter of last resort for those who wer. 29 2005 the wind peeled away the superdome s rubberized roof which before katrina was believed to be able to withstand winds of 200 miles an hour.

Share this article share tweet text email link nate scott. Remembering the superdome s role during hurricane katrina new orleans august 29. After seeing the damage to the epdm roof the state was not going to make the same mistake twice. Overhead view of the superdome.

In 2002 the superdome had an epdm rubber roof installed which was claimed to resist winds up to 200 mph. Unlike the superdome had a roof. However in august 2005 hurricane katrina s 145 mph winds blew away two metal sections of the superdome roof while more than 10 000 people sought shelter inside. Five days inside the superdome for hurricane katrina.

This obviously wasn t the case when the roof was completely torn apart by hurricane katrina. Although many hurricane victims were frightened the architecture remained structurally sound in part because of a 75 ton media center hanging from the roof s interior. The annual louisiana prep classic state championship football games organized by the louisiana high school athletic association have been held at the superdome since 1981 except in 2005 following the extreme damage of hurricane katrina. Rene lopez and devin burrell blast dirt off the polyurethane coating the iconic white roof of the superdome in new orleans.

First delivery to superdome august 31 2005. The job will cost about 130 000 and take roughly a month partly because. Unsubscribe from emily benston. Refuge of last resort.

It was a good option.