Katrina originated as Tropical Depression Twelve near the Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The next day, the tropical depression strengthened to a tropical storm, and was named Katrina. It proceeded to make landfall on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida as a minimal hurricane. Afterward, Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, and once more near the MississippiLouisiana border. It is the most destructive hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
About Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina in brief
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive Category 5 hurricane that affected the majority of the Gulf Coast. Katrina originated as Tropical Depression Twelve near the Bahamas on August 23, 2005. The next day, the tropical depression strengthened to a tropical storm, and was named Katrina. It proceeded to make landfall on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida as a minimal hurricane. After passing over Florida, the warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico allowed it to rapidly intensify to the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane in recorded history. Afterward, Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, and once more near the MississippiLouisiana border. Katrina progressed northward through the central United States and finally dissipated near the Great Lakes on August 31, when it was absorbed by a cold front. It was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane at the time, with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph and a central pressure of 175 millibars. The minimum sustained winds in Katrina were 175 mph, making it the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.
The storm was responsible for the deaths of more than 1,000 people. It is the most destructive hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Katrina was the first hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, and the fourth most powerful in the history of the Atlantic basin. It also caused the death toll to reach more than 2,000, the highest ever for a tropical cyclone. Katrina is considered to be one of the most devastating hurricanes in American history, along with Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Camilla. It has also been the most expensive hurricane to make a direct hit on the US, costing more than $1.5 billion in insured insured insured hurricane damage. Katrina has been linked to more than 100 deaths, mostly in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It remains the only major hurricane to have made landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 1961.
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