On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, as a Category 4. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane (I was on my honeymoon in Key West Florida when Katrina hit us at Cat 1), Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on August 29. In addition to bringing devastation to the New Orleans area, the hurricane caused damage along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, as well as other parts of Louisiana.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:54:41 +0000
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