Relentless winds from the stalled hurricane push a dome of water 14 feet above sea level at the levee. The model says that water would top low levees and floodwalls and move east into Jefferson and Orleans parishes. Jefferson Parish officials say some areas would be sandbagged to 10 feet but protection would be lower near the river.

With the storm stalled, water continues to pour into Jefferson and Orleans, filling the bowl with as much as 8 feet of water until it reaches natural ridges or the Mississippi River levees.