At the height of the storm on aug.
Superdome roof katrina.
Unlike the superdome had a roof.
Superdome survivor history duration.
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.
A fema medical team at the superdome august 31 2005.
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 roof of the louisiana superdome is seen damaged due to the strong winds of hurricane katrina august 29 2005.
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.
First delivery to 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.
It was a good option.
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Overhead view of the superdome.
Five days inside the superdome for hurricane katrina.
Refuge of last resort.
This obviously wasn t the case when the roof was completely torn apart by hurricane katrina.
Most of the white rubber protective membrane over the roof of the superdome was torn away by strong winds during katrina.
The job will cost about 130 000 and take roughly a month partly because.
In 2002 the superdome had an epdm rubber roof installed which was claimed to resist winds up to 200 mph.
After seeing the damage to the epdm roof the state was not going to make the same mistake twice.