Hurricane Katrina

• Hurricane Katrina devastated portions of the central Gulf of Mexico U.S. coast from southeast Louisiana to Alabama (satellite maps) at the end of August 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 (radar and observations). Katrina then strengthened into a category 5 Hurricane (satellite loop) 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.



• The Hurricane Katrina Post Storm Report details the peak winds, lowest pressure, storm total rainfall, storm surge, beach erosion, flooding, tornadoes, and other storm effects.



• The Hurricane Katrina Tornado Warnings details the peak winds, lowest pressure, storm total rainfall, storm surge, beach erosion, flooding, tornadoes, and other storm effects.



• Here is a Hurricane Katrina radar loop of landfall in southeast Louisiana and a continually updating Summary of Hurricane Katrina from the National Climatic Data Center.



• The Miami-South Florida National Weather Service Office has a website summarizing their area's deadly Hurricane Katrina experience.



• Here are some aerial survey photos of regions ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. More images can be found here.



• NOAA has quickly mobilized a wide-range of its resources immediately following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast.



• Here is a link to some Hurricane Katrina Emergency Information.



• Hurricane Katrina has also impacted NOAA marine and radar products.

October 5, 2005icane Hunter pilot snapped a series of images capturing the eyewall of Katrina a day before her destructive landfall.



• The Atlantic Basin saw five named storms of which two became hurricanes in August.