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Birth Of A Diaster
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he system was upgraded to tropical storm status on the morning of August 24 and at this point, the storm was given the name Katrina
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Tropical Storm Katrina becomes a Category 1 hurricane and hits South Florida, killing about a dozen people and leaving 1.5 million homes without power and homes
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Katrina passes into the Gulf of Mexico and aims at Louisiana and Mississippi, becoming a Category 2 hurricane.
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Catagory 3
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Hurricane Katrina reached Category 4 intensity with winds 145 mph
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By 7:00 AM CDT (1200 UTC), it was a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph
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Bush declares a state of emergency for Mississippi and Alabama, and declares Florida a federal disaster area.
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Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall as a strong Category 3 hurricane
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6 a.m.: Katrina, now a Category 4 hurricane, makes landfall on the Louisiana coast.
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80% of the city is flooded.
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The Coast Guard claims to have rescued more than 18,000 people.
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Nagin orders a forced evacuation of New Orleans.
