Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes to ever hit the United States and the second Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. 

 Storm history 

The storm formed over the Bahamas on August 23, where it moved west and hit south Florida as a Category 1 hurricane two days later. Katrina then crossed over Florida and strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane moving west in the Gulf of Mexico. 

The storm then turned north, had an eyewall replacement cycle, and hit east Louisiana and Mississippi, flooding coastal areas on the morning of August 29. 

The leftovers of Katrina then died out over the Great Lakes on August 31.

 Impact 
Related pages
 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
 Hurricane Rita
 Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina
 Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak
 National Weather Service bulletin for New Orleans region
 List of hurricanes in Florida

 References 

 Other websites 

 National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Report on Hurricane Katrina
 National Hurricane Center's archive on Hurricane Katrina
 Hurricane Katrina Rainfall Information from HPC 
 Hydro-meteorological Prediction Center's 
 NASA's Hurricane Katrina Archive 
 Geology and Hurricane-Protection Strategies in the Greater New Orleans Area  Louisiana Geological Survey publication on Hurricane Katrina

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