Superdome Roof Katrina

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Superdome roof katrina.

Rene lopez and devin burrell blast dirt off the polyurethane coating the iconic white roof of the superdome in new orleans. 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. The job will cost about 130 000 and take roughly a month partly because.

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. This obviously wasn t the case when the roof was completely torn apart by hurricane katrina. Remembering the superdome s role during hurricane katrina new orleans august 29. Refuge of last resort.

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. Unlike the superdome had a roof. 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. After seeing the damage to the epdm roof the state was not going to make the same mistake twice.

It was a good option. 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. Overhead view of the superdome. Five days inside the superdome for hurricane katrina.

Unsubscribe from emily benston. In 2002 the superdome had an epdm rubber roof installed which was claimed to resist winds up to 200 mph. Most of the white rubber protective membrane over the roof of the superdome was torn away by strong winds during katrina. The roof of the louisiana superdome is seen damaged due to the strong winds of hurricane katrina august 29 2005.

A fema medical team at the superdome august 31 2005.