Intro Hurricane
Katrina
Category 5
preparation
Landfall:
Louisiana
Landfall
Mississippi
Levee
Breaches
Flooding
& Looting
Mississippi
Destruction
Stranded in
NOLA
Aug 25-27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 29 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 30 Aug 31
Category 5
preparation
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Category 5 preparations
August 28
As Katrina reaches the most dangerous hurricane status, officials issue a warning from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Alabama-Florida state line. More than a million people evacuate the area, and more than 75,000 people gather at nearly 240 shelters across the region.