Hurricane Katrina Hit
Hurricane Katrina, the deadliest hurricanes in the history of United States. Severe loss of life and heaps of property damage occurred in New Orleans. It is vague that Hurricane Katrina caused more than $US81 billion in damage.
The Tropical Strom Katrina first upgraded its status on 24 August, 2005. On August 25 a hurricane crossed the coastline of Florida early morning.
Katrina weakens over land and was below Hurricane strength for a few hours. However, there is a quick development in the hurricane when it entered the Gulf of Mexico.
On 27th August, Hurricane Katrina hit category three and it actually reached category five intensity the next day itself. Fortunately, Katrina destabilized a little before it hit the coast.
In the early hours of August 28, Katrina strikes the coastline as a category three hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana.
Katrina then go back over the sea for a few hours before it made its final cross over land as a hurricane nears the Louisiana/Mississippi border.
Hurricane Katrina maintained hurricane intensity well into Mississippi.
Real Fact About Hurricane Katrina:
- About 1836 people were killed by Hurricane Katrina. Still 705 People are classified as missing.
- In New Orleans, the Flood security is failed in more than 50 places. This caused the mass flooding
coupled with Hurricane Katrina. - The name Katrina is been retired officially by the World Meteorological Organization due to its
severity and replaced as Katia instead of Katrina. - About $4 billion dollars has been contributed by the people for the victim of Hurricane Katrina.









