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National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida issues that the tropical store will be Hurricane Katrina.
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Storm has gotten stronger. 230 miles east of Miami.
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75 miles per hour. Kills two people by night fall.
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Katrina dies down but gains speed again by the next morning.
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Winds are 115 miles an hour making it a category three hurricane.
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Winds are 145 miles increased to category four storm. Mayor of New Orleans issues a mandatory evacuation order.
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Strongest winds 155 miles per hour.
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Floodwaters poor into New Orleans and breaks citys levees.
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Health and Human Services declares a public health emergency in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
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New Orleans Mayor issues a desperate SOS for help from the federal government.