According to the Biloxi Sun Herald...

Hurricane Katrina's combination of 160 mph sustained winds, a 35-mile-wide eye, a 30-foot or higher tidal surge and a storm track that cut a 300-mile-wide swath over a densely populated area produced a startling statistic Wednesday: More than one-third of the estimated 171,000 dwellings in Mississippi's six coastal counties have been destroyed.

No bullshit, just the facts....