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Jan 16, 2019 · 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...
Sep 13, 2005 · WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24. 11 a.m.: The storm has strengthened, become more organized, and been given a name. It is now tropical storm Katrina, the 11th named storm of 2005, about 230 miles...
At 6:10 AM CDT (1110 UTC), Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall as a strong Category 3 hurricane near Buras, LA, with sustained winds of more than 125 mph (205 km/h), although Category 4 winds may have briefly affected the area.
Aug 19, 2020 · 1. Katrina first made landfall in South Florida. The storm initially formed as a tropical depression southeast of the Bahamas on August 23. By the evening of August 25, when it made landfall...
Aug 28, 2005 · Hurricane Katrina survivors arrive at the Houston Astrodome Red Cross Shelter after being evacuated from New Orleans. Thousands of survivors are at the Astrodome after the Superdome became unsafe following the levee breaks in New Orleans. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher. Photo. September 1, 2005.
Aug 23, 2005 · 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.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image of Hurricane Katrina, taken on August 28, 2005. Hurricane Katrina, Tropical cyclone that struck the U.S. in 2005. 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.
