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 past major storms.
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
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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