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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Thu Aug 29 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 2005, catastrophic Hurricane Katrina slammed onto the
Gulf Coast Region of Louisiana Mississippi and Southwest
Alabama.  At the time, she was the fourth strongest
hurricane to originate in the Atlantic, the strongest
ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, and the third
strongest to strike the United States.Katrina contained
maximum sustained winds around 175 mph and a minimum
central pressure of 26.64 inches.  Katrina is by far the
costliest hurricane ever to strike the United States,
causing an estimated $81 billion in damage, a staggering
$54.5 billion greater than the previous record holder,
Category 5 Hurricane Andrew, that roared onto the Florida
Coast in Homestead on August 24th, 1992.  Katrina is the
costliest natural disaster in United States history.
Katrina is the third deadliest United States hurricane on
record with a death toll of 1,836 and the deadliest since
1928.

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