Hurricane Katrina was a late-forming tropical cyclone that impacted portions of the Greater Antilles and Bahamas in November 1981. The twenty-first tropical...
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season. Hurricane Katrina (1981) – late-season Category 1 hurricane that impacted portions of the Greater Antilles and Bahamas Tropical Storm Katrina (1999)...
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The 1981 Atlantic hurricane season featured direct or indirect impacts from nearly all of its 12 tropical or subtropical storms. Overall, the season was...
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Katrina Elizabeth Leskanich (/lɛˈskɑːnɪtʃ/ lesk-AH-nitch; born April 10, 1960) is an American musician and the former lead singer of the British pop rock...
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Katrina and the Waves were a British rock band formed in Cambridge in 1981, widely known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine". They won the 1997 Eurovision...
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struck Central America during October 1998. The costliest storms were hurricanes Katrina in August 2005 and Harvey in August 2017; each storm struck the U...
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Lake Pontchartrain (section Hurricane Katrina)
against only a Category 3 hurricane; however, some of the levees initially withstood the Category 5 storm surge of Hurricane Katrina (August 2005), which only...
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at less than two-thirds of its 2000 population of 67,229, prior to Hurricane Katrina. St. Bernard Parish contains a large community of Spanish descent...
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tropical storms Harvey and Katrina. The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Floyd, a strong Category 4 hurricane that caused devastating flooding...
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brought Tropical Storm Conditions to the Islands. 6 November 1981 - Hurricane Katrina (1981) Forms 150 miles South of Grand Cayman. As it moves North it...
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Michael D. Brown (category Hurricane Katrina)
resigned in September 2005 following his controversial handling of Hurricane Katrina. Brown currently hosts a radio talk show on 630 KHOW in Denver, Colorado...
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needed to attain hurricane status. The record of the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic is held jointly by hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Harvey...
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more vulnerable to known hazards, like hurricanes. After allegations of mismanagement during Hurricane Katrina, the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)...
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most Category 5 hurricanes is 2000–2009, with eight Category 5 hurricanes having occurred: Isabel (2003), Ivan (2004), Emily (2005), Katrina (2005), Rita...
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Ray Nagin (category Hurricane Katrina)
Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Nagin was first elected as mayor in March 2002. He was re-elected...
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greatest storm surge ever recorded (after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Camille, respectively). Category 4 hurricanes have maximum sustained winds of 113–136 knots...
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Atlantic hurricane season, it was the sixth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure, behind Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Rita...
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Storm surge (redirect from Hurricane tide)
P (2005-12-20). "Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Katrina: 23–30 August 2005" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on...
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New Orleans (section Hurricane Katrina)
Lauderdale Hurricane, Hurricane Flossy in 1956, Hurricane Betsy in 1965, Hurricane Georges in 1998, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Hurricane Gustav...
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Dillard University (section Hurricane Katrina)
Avenue Canal, suffered extensive flood damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Nelson Hall was destroyed by a fire. A bus fire destroyed belongings...
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WWL-TV (section Hurricane Katrina)
was slated to close by the end of 2005, but was placed on hold when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Greater New Orleans area in late August. As a result...
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Fisherman's Castle (category 1981 establishments in Louisiana)
14th-century chateau in 1981 in anticipation of the 1984 World's Fair, and it was strong enough to survive hurricanes Katrina, Isaac, and Ida, although...
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Library, Howard-Tilton Memorial. "Research Guides: Hurricane Katrina Resources: A Guide: Hurricane Katrina and Tulane Libraries". libguides.tulane.edu. Retrieved...
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floor referring to the language spoken by children displaced from Hurricane Katrina as "coonass". Media reports characterized his use of the term as "derogatory"...
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August 31, 1967: Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the southern tip of the peninsula and then traveled up through the peninsula. Katrina did heavy damage...
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an interview with Bettie Page. To help those who were affected by Hurricane Katrina, DeVasquez created Devin's Kickass Cajun Seasoning and offered it...
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Commerce (2006). Assessment: Hurricane Katrina, August 23–31, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-09-03. "HURDAT Re-analysis". "Hurricane Protection Magazine - Special...
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term as bishop was marked most prominently by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and eventually he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder...
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University Award for its Katrina coverage. Vanity Fair called Williams' work on Katrina "Murrow-worthy" and reported that during the hurricane, he became "a nation's...
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billion, Harvey is tied with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest natural disaster on record in the United States. Hurricane Irma reached peak winds of 180 mph...
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