Hurricane Katrina (2005)

Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, strengthened to a tropical storm the following day and crossed southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 25, causing deaths and flooding there. Rapid strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico followed, and early on August 28 it peaked with winds of 175 mph and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbar. It caused catastrophic damage along much of the north-central Gulf Coast, particularly in and around New Orleans, with damage figures of $125 billion cited. Death tolls given for the hurricane and the subsequent floods differ, from more than 1,200 to at least 1,836.

Formed (UTC)

2005-08-23

Dissipated (UTC)

2005-08-31

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

150

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

more than 1,200 to at least 1,836; estimates differ

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2005236N23285

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 5, new orleans, louisiana, florida, gulf coast, levee failure

Coordinates: 26.643380855306887, -88.85753564148017

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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