PART V: POSTSTORM SURVEY 



9. The poststorm survey of high-water marks and damage caused by Danny 

 was conducted during 10-17 August 1985. The photos contained herein include 

 both ground-level and aerial views. 



10. Wind damage was the most evident sign of the hurricane's passage in 

 the western part of Louisiana. Photo 1 shows metal sheeting stripped from the 

 sides and roof of the Crain Brothers building at Grand Chenier, La. Just east 

 of Grand Chenier, near Pecan Island, La., utility poles lay on the ground 

 alongside the road (Photo 2) . Just north of Pecan Island on Highway 82E, the 

 roof was torn from a mobile home and deposited alongside it (Photo 3) . 



11. Farther east in Louisiana, there was evidence of surge damage in 

 addition to wind damage. At Intracoastal City, La., a line of debris on a 

 fence indicated the high-water mark was approximately 3 ft above ground level 

 (Photo 4). At the site of the air logistics base just north of town, 1 ft of 

 water was still standing at the time of the survey (Photo 5). There was wide- 

 spread wind damage in this area, as shown by the collapsed farm equipment shed 

 that was located nearby (Photo 6) . Combined wind and surge damage was also 

 evident east of Intracoastal City. In Cypremort Point, La., the metal siding 

 of a boathouse was wind damaged (Photo 7), and a nearby trailer sustained 

 surge damage (Photo 8) . The surge was estimated to be about 2 ft above ground 

 level which was enough to tear the metal siding and displace the air 

 conditioning unit on the trailer. 



12. The aerial survey of Grand Isle, La., revealed a large amount of 

 flooding, but it is uncertain if the flooding was caused by coastal surge or 

 local rainfall. The most definite evidence of surge was seen on the beaches 

 on the southern side of Grand Isle where debris lines and beach scarps were 

 clearly visible (Photo 9) . A closeup of the beach scarp (Photo 10) shows the 

 height of the cut into the beach slope to be 3 to 5 ft above normal tide 

 level. 



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