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Wednesday
Storm in Central Bahamas upgraded to Tropical Storm Katrina -
7:00 pm - Thursday
The eye of Hurricane Katrina comes ashore between North Miami Beach and Hallandale Beach on Florida's southeastern coast . The storm's top winds are 80 miles an hour. -
1:00 am - Friday
Katrina weakens and is reclassified as a tropical storm. Its center is about 45 miles northwest of Key Largo, Florida. Its strongest winds are about 70 miles an hour. -
5:00 am - Friday
Katrina reintensifies into a hurricane. Its strongest winds are about 75 miles an hour; it is crossing the Gulf -
3:00 am - Friday
The storm's center has emerged from the Florida peninsula and starts strengthening almost immediately as it touches the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. -
5:00 am - Saturday
With winds of 115 mph, Katrina becomes a Cat 3 storm. The northern Gulf Coast and the southern coast of Louisiana are alerted. -
12:00 am - Sunday
Katrina upgraded to Cat 4 with 145 mph winds -
7:00 am - Sunday
Katrina upgraded to Cat 5 -
6:10 am - Monday
Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall as a strong Category 3 hurricane near Buras, LA, with sustained winds of more than 125 mph. -
10:00 am - Monday
Hurricane Katrina made its third and final landfall near Pearlington, Mississippi and Slidell, Louisiana, with sustained winds of 120 mph.