Hurricane Katrina devastated portions of the
central Gulf of Mexico U.S. coast from Southeast Louisiana to Alabama at the end of August 2005 and will most likely go down as
one of the worst natural disasters in the history of this country. Katrina's deadly track began as she
moved across South Florida.
Katrina then strengthened into a Category 5 Hurricane while moving northward toward the Central Gulf Coast. Although
Katrina weakend before landfall, the Category 4 hurricane's fierce winds and near-record storm surge were still able to cause
widespread destruction
and loss of life.
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