Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: U.S. Corps of Engineers yakafungidzira kuti inonzi 6 inches of rainfall yaigona kuputsa madhamu akambokuvadzwa. The Ninth Ward, iyo yakaona mafashamo akakwirira semamita 20 mukati
Hurricane Katrina, pari zvino iri mumvura yakakwirira kusvika muchiuno sezvo dhamu riri pedyo rakapfuura. Mvura iri kudurura pamusoro pedanda ramatare murutivi rwakafara mamita 100.