Hurricane Katrina (MS and AL General)

MS/AL        2005-Sep-07

This is a general Incident for information covering non-site specific pollution events in Mississippi and Alabama.


Note: Documents are posted chronologically and early reports likely contain factual errors. These errors may be corrected in a later report.


Incident Response Documents

Tensaw Delta RAR 2005-Sep-21
DOG RIVER RAR 2005-Sep-21
Jourdan River RAR 2005-Sep-21
Biloxi Back Bay RAR 2005-Sep-21
Pascagoula RAR 2005-Sep-21
Pass Christian RAR 2005-Sep-21
Bernard Bayou RAR 2005-Sep-21
Bayou La Batre RAR 2005-Sep-21
Marine environmental cleanup priorities 2005-Sep-17
Expected movement of offshore debris 2005-Sep-16

Incident Details

Spill, potential spill, or other: Potential Oil Spill, Potential Chemical/Biological Spill
Cause of incident: Weather: Hurricane Katrina

Latitude (approximate): 30° 41.33' North
Longitude (approximate): 88° 2.96' West

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