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tracking Hurricane Katrina what time it hit where and how strong it was.

Created by gomeskelly06 on Apr 12, 2011

Last updated: 04/19/11 at 11:56 AM

• Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
  Sep 4, 2005

  The devastated area stretches more than 233,000 square kilometres. New Orleans official death toll of 59 is expected to rise dramatically. The death toll in Mississippi is 161, while 20,000 are still without power. Texas Governor Rick Perry says 1.5 million people are living in shelters in his state.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• 27,000 troops secure New Orleans
  Sep 3, 2005

  Around 54,000 military personnel were committed to relief efforts. To ease fuel shortages caused by Katrina, Japan said it would provide 12% of the 60 million barrels of emergency oil that the International Enegry Agency will release.

• Food, Water and Medicine arrive in New Orleans
  Sep 2, 2005

  City Mayor Nagin is livid over the slow federal response to the crisis. People are ferried to the Houston Astrodome.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• $10.5 billion in Emergency disaster relief
  Sep 1, 2005

  Washington asks Congress for $10.5 billion, which Congress approves the next day. National Guard and military troops finally arrive in New Orleans.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Evacuation of New Orleans
  Aug 31, 2005

  Mayor Ray Nagin orders the evacuation of the entire city, telling people it will be months before they'll be able to return.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Rising Flood Waters
  Aug 30, 2005

  Water from Lake Pontchartrain rushes into the streets of New Orleans. The rising waters flooded an estimated 50% of the city with water up to 20 feet deep. 25,000 survivors fill the Superdome sports complex, where people had to live without food, water or electricity.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Slight Deviation in Hurricane's path
  Aug 29, 2005

  Katrina makes its second landfall near the bayou town of Buras in Louisiana packing winds of 233 km/h. By 10 p.m., Katrina is weakening over northeastern Mississippi and all coastal warnings have been discontinued.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Potentially Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Katrina
  Aug 28, 2005

  Forecasters believe the hurricane is expected to hit land between New Orleans and Pensacola, FL. The storm hits land at Grand Isle, which is about 90 kilometres south of New Orleans.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Category 2 Hurricane Katrina
  Aug 26, 2005

  Katrina is moving through the Gulf of Mexico, and on a path to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Category 1 Hurricane Katrina
  Aug 25, 2005

  Katrina makes landfall just south of the Fort Lauderdale area at about 7 p.m ET, dreching southern Florida with 10 inches of rain before moving to the Gulf of Mexico. 11 people die.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Tropical Storm Katrina
  Aug 24, 2005

  The storm is upgraded to Tropical Storm Katrina. By the end of the day, a hurricane warning is in effect for the southeast Florida coast from Vero Beach southward to Florida City.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html

• Katrina as a Tropical Depression
  Aug 23, 2005

  The U.S. National Hurricane Center issues a statement saying that a tropical depression had formed over the Bahamas. A tropical storm watch is issued for portions of the Florida Keys and Florida's east coast.
  http://www.callais.net/a_katrina_stories_3.html