Hurricane Katrina

“Katrina is comparable in intensity to Hurricane Camille of 1969, only larger,”warned the National Hurricane Center on Sunday, August 28, 2005. By this time, Hurricane Katrina was set to become one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States, with winds of 257 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour) and stronger gusts.

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NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at Goddard Space Flight Center

Published August 28, 2005
Data acquired August 28, 2005

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Terra > MODIS