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Hurricane Katrina: Day 1 — Part 1

Killer storm roars ashore

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• Aug. 29: Waves crash against a boat washed onto Highway 80 as Hurricane Katrina hits Gulfport, Miss.
• Aug. 29: A man tries to keep his footing as a gust nearly blows him over in New Orleans.
• Aug. 29: Two men seek shelter in a doorway in the French Quarter of New Orleans as Katrina pounds the city.
• Aug. 29: Winds from Hurricane Katrina damage a building in Gulfport, Miss.
• Aug. 29: Residents take cover from Hurricane Katrina at the Superdome, a last-resort shelter, in New Orleans.
• Aug. 29: Water from Hurricane Katrina floods the road leading to the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala.
• Aug. 29: Debris from a fallen building covers several cars in downtown New Orleans.
• Aug. 29: Heavy floodwaters block many of the roadways in and around New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina.
• Aug. 29: The roof of the Louisiana Superdome is shredded by strong winds of Hurricane Katrina.
• Aug. 29: High winds and rain pound the Louisiana Superdome and New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina makes landfall.
• Aug. 29: Debris caused by Hurricane Katrina blocks a road in Pascagoula, Miss.
• Aug. 29: A New Orleans man awaits rescue from high waters caused by Hurricane Katrina.
• Aug. 29: An SUV lies decimated in Hurricane Katrina's wake in New Orleans.
• Aug. 29: Pike Electric employee Kurt Foray attaches protective grounds to power lines in Baton Rouge, La.
• Aug. 29: Policemen fight gusts of wind as they try to stretch police tape around the perimeter of a damaged store.