Hurricane Katrina (2005)
| Landfall | Aug. 29, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Where | Buras, Louisiana, then the Louisiana-Mississippi border |
| Strength at landfall | Category 3, about 125 mph sustained winds |
Katrina is one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in US history.
What happened
- Storm surge of up to about 28 feet destroyed much of the Mississippi coast.
- Levee and floodwall failures flooded about 80 percent of New Orleans.
- More than 1,300 people died.
- Damage reached from Louisiana to Mobile Bay.
Lessons for the next storm
Storm surge and flooding rain, not just wind, cause most of the damage and deaths in storms like Katrina. Know your evacuation zone before the season, and leave when officials tell you to. See our hurricane prep guide and what the categories really mean.
Live trackers for towns in its path
- Slidell, LA hurricane tracker
- Bay St. Louis, MS hurricane tracker
- Gulfport, MS hurricane tracker
- New Orleans, LA hurricane tracker
- Biloxi, MS hurricane tracker
- Pascagoula, MS hurricane tracker
- Houma, LA hurricane tracker
- Dauphin Island, AL hurricane tracker
- Mobile, AL hurricane tracker
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