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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2005-000144 Country: --- (Non-Localized) Location: Southeast Florida Coast, Western Atlantic Date (YMD): 2005-8-24 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: National Hurricane Center, NOAA Comments: Tropical Storm KATRINA, PSTN 200508242000EDT 26.0N 77.6W, MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND WEST NEAR 9 MPH, PRES 1001HPA, MXWD 45MPH Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TC-2005-000144-USA Tropical Cyclone,United States: Hurricane Katrina was a category-five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale as it churned towards the southern coast of the United States on Sunday. The powerful storm weakened slightly to a category-four hurricane just before making landfall in the southern state of Louisiana early morning on 29 Aug with winds at around 140 miles per hour.