Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 with 175mph wind before landfall. The eye crossed the Louisiana Delta on Monday August 29, 2005 at 6:10am in southern Plaquemines Parish, near the community of Buras as a high Category 3 with winds of 125mph. At the time of landfall the hurricane force winds extended up to 125 miles east AND 125 miles west of the center, stretching into the Florida panhandle making it extremely devastating.

Read the full storm summary for Hurricane Katrina of wind, pressure and storm surge from the Mobile National Weather Service or from the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA You can also check another storm history on Katrina from the National Climatic Data Center. Katrina will go down in the record books for devastation, cost and fatalities. The National Hurricane Center also has the most current revised summaries of Katrina and other major storms of 2005.

NOAA aerial photos of LA, MS & AL coasts after Katrina
More aerial coastal photos from NOAA
US Geological Survey New Orleans before and After Katrina
USGS before and after coastal images and hi res pictures.
NASA Dauphin Island before and after Katrina.
Another high resolution image of New Orleans on 8/31/05
NASA's images of Katrina and the science behind the storm.
NOAA's Significant Imagery of Katrina and other Gulf storms.
Helicopter photos of Katrina damage.
NOAA photos and impact assessment.

Search US Air Force images of Katrina's effects at Keesler AFB.
Search for more Katrina photos in FEMA's photo gallery.
Aircraft images inside Katrina's eye from NOAA.
The US Coast Guard has an image gallery of Katrina. Log in as a guest and search for Katrina.

WKRG viewer photos 8/31/05
WKRG viewer photos 9/1/05
WKRG viewer photos 9/2/05
WKRG viewer photos 9/3/05
WKRG viewer photos 9/4/05
Pascagoula/Gautier MS photos
Ocean Springs, MS Photos
Pass Christian, MS Photos
Bond, MS Photos
Gulfport MS photos
Biloxi MS photos
Dauphin Island, AL Photos
Mobile, AL Photos
Interstate 10 photos
Katrina photos
Katrina damage photos
Wave simulation damage to bridge video

NOAA continues to keep track of the marine debris cleanup from Katrina. Check before you boat!

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