When Did Hurricane Katrina Hit
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Hurricane Katrina is one of the five deadliest hurricanes in United States history. Severe loss of life and heaps of property damage occurred in New Orleans. It is estimated that Hurricane Katrina caused more than $US81 billion in damage. This article will answer the question when did Hurricane Katrina hit and also look at four interesting facts about Hurricane Katrina.
When Did Hurricane Katrina Hit
Katrina was first upgraded to Tropical Storm status on August 24, 2005, and it was given its name. It only just make it to a category one hurricane before it crossed the coast of Florida early morning August 25. Katrina weakened over land and was below Hurricane intensity for a few hours. However, it quickly redeveloped into a hurricane when it entered the Gulf of Mexico. On the 27th of August, Hurricane Katrina hit category three and it actually reached category five intensity the next day. Fortunately, Katrina weakened a little before it hit the coast. In the early hours of August 28, Katrina hit the coast as a category three hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana. Katrina then went back over the sea for a few hours before it made its third and final cross over land as a hurricane near the Louisiana/Mississippi border. Hurricane Katrina maintained hurricane intensity well into Mississippi. So now you know when Hurricane Katrina hit. Now let’s look at four facts about Hurricane Katrina.
Four Facts about Hurricane Katrina
Fact 1: The official death toll of Hurricane Katrina stands at 1,836. However, there are still 705 people classified as missing.
Fact 2: In New Orleans, the flood protection system failed in more than 50 places. This caused the mass flooding associated with Katrina.
Fact 3: Due to the severity of the hurricane, the name Katrina was officially retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It was replaced by Katia.
Fact 4: Over $US 4 billion dollars has been raised through public donations to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
7 Comments for When Did Hurricane Katrina Hit
1. MUNCHiE | June 26th, 2009 at 12:47 am
0MG!!! iTS STiLL UNBELIEVABLE THAT THiS ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND i H0PE THAT ALL 0F MY FELLOW NEW 0RLEANS PPL CAN RETURN B/C iTz STiLL N0T THE SAME
2. Sexciii | October 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
OMG ! Hurricane Katrina ! I Feel Sorry For People And About The Loss And Damage In Florida And New Orleans!
3. paige | October 20th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
this was a really bad hurricane…………
4. Samuel | November 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
thanks for the help, but very bad
5. Serigne-KiD CYber | February 1st, 2010 at 5:20 am
Hurricane Katrina hit around 6:10 a.m. on August 29, 2005 near the Louisiana/Mississippi borderline…and they say there was around 1,836 fatalities (deaths) after the hurricane powered down into a tropical depressions then to a storm and eventually died out!
:G 
6. ariel | March 26th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
that was a bad hit for those towns and stuff
7. Maria | May 12th, 2010 at 12:05 am
I think this is very well written and it helped me write my paper as easy as 1,2,3. So thank you!
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