Hurricane Katrina

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  • Started as Tropical Depression Twelve

    Formed over the Bahamas
    It originated as a tropical depression twelve

  • Katrina: Tropical Storm

    Strengthened into tropical storm Katrina

  • Turned into a hurricane

    Winds were 137km/h and the pressure was 989 mbar
    Location: two miles south of Fort Lauderdale international airport

  • Katrina strengthened to a Category 1 storm

  • Katrina emerged into the Gulf of Mexico

    Winds decreased to 110 km/h and Katrina was now a tropical storm

  • Category 1 hurricane then turned into Category 2

    Winds rapidly intensified (121 km/h) and it was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane. It later turned to Category 2 at Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, 106 km southeast of New Orleans

  • Reached Category 3 intensity

  • Hurricane Katrina reached its peak intensity

    Hurricane Katrina reached its peak intensity

    Gulf of Mexico

  • Katrina is now a Category 5 hurricane

    Maximum winds of 282 to 310 km/h and a central pressure of 902 mbar

  • Hurricane Katrina reached Category 4 Intensity

    233 km/h winds

  • Hurricane Katrina - Second and Third landfalls

    Its second landfall as a strong category 3 hurricane was near Buras, LA and had winds of more than 205 km/h. Category 4 winds may have briefly affected the area. Katrina made its 3rd landfall near the Louisiana/Mississippi border as a Category 3 storm and with winds of 193 km/h.

  • Hurricane Katrina is downgraded to a tropical depression

  • Sandbagging of the 17th Street Canal levee breach had failed

    85% of the city was underwater.