https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating and deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $186.3 billion (2022 USD) in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Katrina
Hurricane Katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in August 2005, breaching levees and causing widespread death and damage. Ultimately, the storm caused more than $160 billion in damage, and it reduced the population of New Orleans by 29 percent between the fall of 2005 and 2011.

https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/hurricane-katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 storm that made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005. The storm triggered catastrophic flooding, particularly in the city of New Orleans

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Here, on August 30, 2005, water can be seen spilling over along the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal. ... Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath killed 1,833 people. I Was There: Hurricane Katrina

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/hurricane-katrina
Hurricane Katrina made landfall off the coast of Louisiana on August 29, 2005. It hit land as a Category 3 storm with winds reaching speeds as high as 120 miles per hour. Because of the ensuing

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WIND. Katrina's maximum windspeeds at landfall near Grand Isle, LA may have been as high as 140mph. As Katrina moved further north and made a second landfall along the Mississippi/Louisiana border, the NWS Doppler Radar in Mobile (KMOB) measured winds up to 132mph between 3,000-4,000 feet above ground level in the morning. It is estimated that 80-90% (approximately 104-119mph) of the maximum

https://www.livescience.com/22522-hurricane-katrina-facts.html
Katrina re-intensified into a hurricane on Aug. 26, and became a Category Five storm on Aug. 28, with winds blowing at about 175 mph (280 kph). The storm turned north toward the Louisiana coast.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/weather-hurricane-katrina-timeline
7 p.m.: The eye of Hurricane Katrina comes ashore between North Miami Beach and Hallandale Beach on Florida's southeastern coast. The storm's top winds are 80 miles an hour (130 kilometers an hour).

https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Katrina/Aftermath
Hurricane Katrina - Aftermath, Destruction, Recovery: Katrina caused more than $160 billion in damage. The population of New Orleans was about 400,000 by 2020, some 20 percent below its population in 2000. New Orleans's flood-protection system was improved by increasing in the heights of earthen berms and upgrading floodwalls and floodgates.

https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/hurricane-katrina-imagery
An infamous storm in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina carved a path of destruction from Miami to New Orleans, and up the Eastern United States. The storm reached a maximum intensity of Category 5 status, with 175 mph sustained winds. Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the morning of August 29, 2005. Below is a collection of imagery from that event.

https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210506/hurricane-katrina-response-and-recovery-update
One hundred percent of evacuees housed in the New Orleans Superdome and Convention Center have been evacuated and more than 30,000 National Guard troops are on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi to provide help with search, rescue, and security in the disaster-stricken area, Michael D. Brown, Department of Homeland Security's Principal Federal Official for Hurricane Katrina response and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJaMWw4-2Q
Follow a day-by-day account of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, from its birth in the Atlantic Ocean to its catastrophic effects: flooded streets, flattened homes,

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Revisiting victims of Hurricane Katrina 02:39. Almost two decades after a woman's death during Hurricane Katrina, modern forensic tests finally allowed authorities to identify her remains.

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/29/907384495/remembering-hurricane-katrinas-impact-15-years-later
Remembering Hurricane Katrina's Impact, ... here comes Katrina. She did her thing. BURNETT: Tonya Boyd-Cannon is a professional singer and head of the Lower Ninth Ward homeowners association. Down

https://www.georgewbushlibrary.gov/research/topic-guides/hurricane-katrina
An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that followed. Millions of people were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina caused approximately $161 billion in damage, and is the costliest hurricane on record. On August 23, 2005, a tropical depression formed over the Bahamas, and became

https://www.britannica.com/summary/Hurricane-Katrina
The storm that became Hurricane Katrina was one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, with winds in excess of 170 mi (275 km) per hour. On August 29 the hurricane struck Louisiana and, later, Mississippi. It caused massive destruction, especially in New Orleans, where the levee system failed. By August 30, about 80 percent of the city

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Hurricane_Katrina
Friday, August 26, 2005. At 1:00 AM EDT, maximum sustained winds had decreased to 70 mph (110 km/h) and Katrina was downgraded to a tropical storm. At 5:00 AM EDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina was located just offshore of southwestern Florida over the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles (80 km) north-northeast of Key West, Florida.

https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html
Here's a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina. August 29, 2005 Katrina makes landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm with winds near 127 mph .

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/neworleans-hurricane-katrina/
Hurricane Katrina. It was the storm long feared in a city situated on the vulnerable Gulf Coast, with many areas built below sea level. Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck

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https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/hurricane-katrina-family-gets-closure-19-years-after-losing-loved-one/
Mayerle first learned of her mom's disappearance during Hurricane Katrina when she met her dad, Hardy Jackson, on the streets of Biloxi, Mississippi, soon after the fury of the Category 3

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/28/907157450/lessons-to-learn-from-hurricane-katrina
Half of Black children in New Orleans live in poverty, unchanged from 1979. Black households earn 63% less than white families. Whether you were Black or white, at the time Katrina seemed like an

https://www.britannica.com/facts/Hurricane-Katrina
Hurricane Katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in August 2005, breaching levees and causing widespread death and damage. Ultimately, the storm caused more than $160 billion in damage, and it reduced the population of New Orleans by 29 percent between the fall of 2005 and 2011.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/us/hurricane-ida-katrina-new-orleans/index.html
The storm brought hurricane conditions to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and dumped 8 to 12 inches of rain along its track. Importantly, Katrina caused major storm surge flooding 25 to 28

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/14/nx-s1-5005924/la-nina-atlantic-hurricane-season-us-winter-weather
Here's what that means for hurricane season ... the NWS notes that some of the most destructive hurricanes to hit the U.S. in recent decades — like Katrina in 2005 and Andrew in 1992

https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/06/27/hurricane-evacuation-plans-contraflow
It requires at least a Category 3 hurricane and a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans. Louisiana's contraflow plan has only been used twice in the past 20 years, Verite reports, for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Gustav. When the contraflow plan is enacted, all lanes of major thoroughfares head away from New Orleans to get residents out faster.

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On June 17, 1994 — six weeks after Jones filed her suit — the former football star O.J. Simpson got in a white Ford Bronco and tried to elude a cordon of police, setting off a gonzo "slow

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Click here to access the A-Z Animals profile page and be sure to hit the ... Hurricane Katrina was large and powerful, causing much destruction and sadly, many deaths (833 individuals).