Editing Diamondhead, Mississippi (section)

===Hurricane Katrina===
[[Image:Hurricane Katrina winds 1500utc29Aug05 landfall MS.gif|thumb|200px|right|Diamondhead on top of small bay in fuchsia]]

On August 29, 2005, [[Hurricane Katrina]] made its third landfall on the Mississippi Coast. Before and during landfall, water poured into the Bay of St. Louis, and the initial flooding occurred in low-lying areas along the Jourdan River and its tributary bayous. Therefore, Diamondhead and [[Kiln, Mississippi|Kiln]] began to flood before the bulk of the surge came.<ref>{{cite web |title=Katrina's Surge: Part 10 |url=https://www.wunderground.com/education/Katrinas_surge_part10.asp |website=Weather Underground |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806020450/https://www.wunderground.com/education/Katrinas_surge_part10.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> A record [[storm surge]] of nearly {{convert|30|ft}} caused extensive damage. Many homes were badly damaged or completely destroyed, especially those homes on the south side of Diamondhead, facing the Bay of Saint Louis. The commercial center, including stores and restaurants, was mostly destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diamondhead Community in Hancock County Still Trying to Clean Up After Katrina |url=http://www.gulfcoastnews.com/GCNarchive/2007/GCNkatrinaDiamondhead.htm |website=GulfCoastNews.com |access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> A 1,000-gallon aviation fuel tank from the airport in Diamondhead floated onto I-10.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=James Patterson |title=Hurricane Katrina: The Mississippi Story |date=2012 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |location=Jackson, Mississippi |isbn=978-1-61703-023-9 |page=5}}</ref> The north side fared better, and many of the people whose homes had been destroyed in neighboring cities, as well as in Diamondhead, moved into the houses which remained on the north side. Overnight, the population swelled from 6,500 to 9,000.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}