This map graphically portrays the effects of a 15 foot storm surge on the low lying Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Estuaries and inlets amplify the surge as water tends to converge when entering a bay. The table shows that the majority of the land flooded was in wetland areas as these areas tend to be along the coast close to sea level. What is not portrayed on this map is Hurricane Katrina's exact path which could explain why Hancock county was flooded even in areas away from an inlet or bay. Katrina made landfall not far from the Louisiana - Mississippi border so this area bore the full force of the storm.