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Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation

Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development, tracking its movement, and issuing early warnings, Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.
Hurricane Katrina began as Tropical Depression #12 on August 23rd in the Southeastern Bahamas (1). The next day, on August 24th the storm was named Tropical Storm Katrina (1). TS Katrina picked up in strength while traveling a northwesterly then westerly path through the Bahamas (1). Shortly before landfall in southern Florida, at about 6:30 Eastern Daylight-Savings Time on August 25th, Katrina......

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