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Day 1
Tropical depression That Will Later Become Hurricane Katrina Begins To Form over the Bahamas.The weather system is about 350 miles (560 kilometers) east of Miami. -
Day 2
Tropical depression Is Upgraded To Tropical storm status and Given The Name Katrina.
A state of emergency is declared In Southern Florida closing Schools and setting up Shelters in several counties in the southern part of the state.about 230 miles (370 kilometers) east of Miami. Its strongest winds are blowing at about 40 miles an hour (65 kilometers an hour). -
Day 3
Storm Is Upgraded To Hurricane Early Morning
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall Florida between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, as a Category 1 hurricane(Its strongest winds are about 75 miles an hour (120 kilometers an hour).
Storm Loses Strength While Passing Over Land Loosing Hurricane Storm Enters the Gulf of Mexico and begins regaining Wind Speed -
Day 4
The United States Coast Guard activates more than 400 reservists
State of Mississippi activated its National Guard. Katrina weakens and is reclassified as a tropical storm. Its center is about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northwest of Key Largo, Florida. Its strongest winds are about 70 miles an hour (115 kilometers an hour). -
Day 5
katrina Regains Hurricane Status Category 3, strongest winds have reached 115 miles an hour (185 kilometers an hour)
In The Gulf and Also Doubled In Size. A declared a state of emergency in selected regions of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi -
Day 6
Hurricane Katrina upgraded to Category 5, about 175 miles an hour (280 kilometers an hour). The center of the storm is about 225 miles (360 kilometers) from the mouth of the Mississippi River. with 175 mph Sustained Winds. Katrina might push its storm surge over the New Orleans levees and flood walls -
Day 7
Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall as Category 3, The center of the hurricane is about 20 miles (30 kilometers) west of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Its winds are down to about 95 miles an hour (155 kilometers an hour). -
Day 8
The storm has maximum winds of about 35 miles an hour (55 kilometers an hour), and its center is dumping heavy rainfall on Tennessee. Floodwaters continue to pour into New Orleans from breaks in the city's levees.