re: Do the cooler waters of the Mississippi River turn most storms?

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Uhh pretty sure Katrina only impacted New Orleans

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Alright idiots there are two things at play here. Too much attention is given to where the eye makes landfall. If you know anything about hurricanes you know that the northeast quadrant packs the biggest punch as far as tornadoes, heavy rain, and length of heavy rain. The wall of the eye brings the strongest winds and storm surge. Also to the northeast is where the storm turns as is ushered out by fronts passing in from the west.

Katrina devastated NOLA but MS took a pretty damn big punch. I believe it was still a Cat 1 by the time it went over Starkville. From talking to boomers I've heard the only thing that saved them from heavy damage was Camile. That storm was fresh in the mind of architects who were around when many of the buildings were built.