World Map › Tropical Cyclones Since 1950 › 2005
Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
23 August 2005 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Katrina formed in the North Atlantic basin on 23 August 2005 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 902 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America. It killed at least 1,833 people. It is the 98th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 23 August 2005
- Dissipated
- 31 August 2005
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 902 hPa
- Deaths
- 1,833
- Estimated Damage
- 125 billion US dollars
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3United States of America204 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Rita287 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Emily259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dennis241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Maria185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Beta185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Irene167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth