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Commander
Mark Moran, of the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, and Lt. Phil
Eastman and Lt. Dave Demers, of the NOAA Aircraft Operations
Center, all commissioned officers of the NOAA Corps, flew
more than
100 hours surveying Katrina’s devastation. Eastman piloted
NOAA’s Bell 212 Twin Huey Helicopter from August 31
to September 19. All three men took dozens of aerial photos
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(All
captions are left to right. Photo file names include City
and State.)
In Brenton Sound, La., oil slicks were seen from a NOAA
helicopter. |
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In
Slidell, La., the NOAA National Weather Service forecast
was in the path of Hurricane Katrina and was responsible
for issuing a strong warning ahead of the storm, and in
Grand Isle, La., the NOAA helicopter ferried needed supplies
and fuel to NOAA ships. The storm damaged shrimp boats along
the coast. |
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In
Port Sulphur, La., residential damage was extensive. Schools
buses were tossed around like toys. In Slidell, La., trees
were no match for Katrina’s wrath. |
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In
Dauphin Island, La., an oil rig sustained heavy damage. |
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