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- With significant rainfall and flooding still in the forecast, Harvey could rival the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina, which pummeled the Louisiana coast in 2005 and was one of the deadliest storms to ever strike the U.S. It caused 1,833 deaths and cost about $108 billion in damages, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
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Aug 28, 2017 · However, the relatively low classification, based on wind speed, was deceptive because Katrina produced the highest storm surge ever recorded in the United States. Harvey: It made landfall in...
Aug 31, 2017 · Though Katrina is currently the costliest-ever hurricane, it is predicted that Harvey’s damage will crush that record. This is an aerial view of a flooded neighborhood in New Orleans,...
Aug 28, 2017 · Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history and the deadliest hurricane since 1928, killed at least 971 people, according to a 2008 study. Higher estimates put the death toll at...
Aug 28, 2017 · Scenes of vulnerable people in Houston trapped in rapidly rising floodwaters are evoking memories of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster in which nearly 2,000 people died. The US government...
Storm surge is often the deadliest aspect of tropical systems. Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge drowned New Orleans. Hurricane Sandy’s surge inundated New York City and New Jersey....
Aug 24, 2017 · Meteorologists upgraded Harvey from a tropical storm to a full-blown hurricane Thursday afternoon after its maximum sustained winds increased to 80 miles per hour as it moved northwest...
Aug 29, 2017 · With significant rainfall and flooding still in the forecast, Harvey could rival the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina, which pummeled the Louisiana coast in 2005 and was one of the...