Did Hurricane Katrina affect Hattiesburg?
Hurricane Katrina made landfall at the upper end of Category 3 intensity, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 127mph (110 kt), near Buras, Louisiana at 7:10 am CDT on August 29, 2005….NWS Jackson,MS, August 2005 Hurricane Katrina Outbreak.
| Site | Rainfall(inches) |
|---|---|
| Hattiesburg | 5.18 |
| Kosciusko | 4.27 |
| Jackson Intl. Airport (JAN) | 3.93 |
What category was Katrina when it hit Hattiesburg?
Category 2
In Hattiesburg, our Hurricane Katrina was a land-based Category 2 storm with sustained 100-mile-per-hour winds.
What state did Katrina hit first?
Florida
When Hurricane Katrina first made landfall in Florida between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, it was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 70 miles per hour.
Why did Hurricane Katrina weaken as it moved inland?
Storm surge was particularly high due to the hydrology of the region, the hurricane’s extreme size, and the fact that it weakened only shortly before landfall. As Katrina moved inland diagonally over Mississippi, high winds cut a swath of damage that affected almost the entire state.
How long did Hurricane Katrina last?
23 August 2005 – 31 August 2005
Hurricane Katrina/Dates
Why was Katrina so bad?
Flooding, caused largely as a result of fatal engineering flaws in the flood protection system (levees) around the city of New Orleans, precipitated most of the loss of lives.
Is hurricane Ida worse than Katrina?
The energy of Katrina’s entire surface wind field – called integrated kinetic energy – was three times greater than Ida. Katrina, which made landfall on the same date as Ida, 16 years earlier, had hurricane force winds extending out more than 90 miles from the center, and tropical force winds to more than 200 miles.
What is the strongest hurricane in US history?
Here are the strongest hurricanes to hit the U.S. mainland based on windspeed at landfall:
- Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: 185-mph in Florida.
- Hurricane Camille (1969): 175-mph in Mississippi.
- Hurricane Andrew (1992): 165-mph in Florida.
- Hurricane Michael (2018): 155-mph in Florida.
Did Katrina hit as a Cat 5?
Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US. In New Orleans, the levees were designed for Category 3, but Katrina peaked at a Category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 mph.
What was the worst hurricane to hit Louisiana?
The most intense storm to affect the state in terms of barometric pressure is Hurricane Katrina of 2005, which also caused the most fatalities and damage with 1,833 total deaths and over $100 billion in total damages.
What was the worst hurricane in US history?
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was, and still is, the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States. The hurricane hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, as a Category 4 hurricane.
Has New Orleans recovered from Hurricane Katrina?
The Katrina photos show how horrific the flooding was for most of New Orleans. My comparison photos show the extent the city has recovered. Some areas have fully rebounded, while other sites still have storm damage or have been left uninhabited. But overall, the city has bounced back well since 2005.