在宣佈路易斯安那州進入緊急狀態一天後,8月28日布什總統又宣佈密西西比州進入緊急狀態。密西西比州哈瑞森縣(the Harrison County)共有80人喪生。整個密西西比州的死亡人數至少為218人,路易斯安那州423人,阿拉巴馬州2人,佛羅里達州14人。密西西比州、路易斯安那州、阿拉巴馬州和佛羅里達州至少有230萬居民受到停電的影響。另外也造成了大規模的通訊故障。由於投資者擔心颶風會給美國經濟帶來巨大損失,8月30日紐約股市三大股指全線下挫。有些城市甚至90%的建築物遭到了毀壞。布希說完全恢復到災前水平需要數年的時間。
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