Hurricane Katrina
Profile: Hurricane Katrina
Events (108)
- 5:00 pm EDT August 23, 2005: National Hurricane Center issues first Advisory for Tropical Depression 12 2005-08-23
- 11:00 pm EDT August 23, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Depression 12 is Organizing 2005-08-23
- 5:00 am EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Depression 12 Continues to Organize 2005-08-24
- 9:20 am EDT August 24, 2005: Weather Underground Director Expects Katrina to Intensify, Threaten Gulf Coast Early Next Week 2005-08-24
- 11:00 am EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Storm Warning for Southeast Florida 2005-08-24
- 5:00 pm EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Depression 12 Becomes Tropical Storm Katrina 2005-08-24
- (6:00 pm) EDT August 24, 2005: Florida Governor Bush Declares State of Emergency 2005-08-24
- 11:00 pm EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Warning for South Florida 2005-08-24
- 5:00 am EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina will Become Hurricane before Landfall in Florida 2005-08-25
- (10:00 am) EDT August 25, 2005: FEMA Urges Florida Residents to Prepare for Katrina 2005-08-25
- 11:00 am EDT August 25, 2005: FEMA Situation Update Leads with Katrina, Activation of Emergency Support Functions 2005-08-25
- 11:00 am EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina is Strengthening as It Moves Towards Florida 2005-08-25
- 5:00 pm EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina is Now a Hurricane 2005-08-25
- (7:00 pm EDT) August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in Florida 2005-08-25
- 11:00 pm EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Pounds South Florida 2005-08-25
- August 26, 2005: FEMA Focused on Katrina, but Not on Threat to Louisiana 2005-08-26
- 4:00 am August 26, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Enters Gulf of Mexico 2005-08-26
- 6:00 am August 26, 2005: The ‘72-Hour Evacuation Window’ Closes 2005-08-26
- 6:30 am August 26, 2005: Katrina Threatens Florida Panhandle, but ‘New Orleans Should Keep Wary Eye’ on Storm, says Weather Underground Director 2005-08-26
- 10:00 am August 26, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Moves West in Gulf of Mexico 2005-08-26
- 10:30 am August 26, 2005: NHC Special Advisory: Katrina Now a Category 2 Hurricane; Rapidly Strengthening 2005-08-26
- 4:00 pm August 26, 2005: Louisiana Governor Declares State of Emergency 2005-08-26
- 4:00 pm August 26, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina, now Category 2, Likely to Become Major Hurricane 2005-08-26
- 4:23 pm August 26, 2005: ‘Threat to New Orleans Grows,’ warns Weather Underground Director 2005-08-26
- 6:30 pm EDT August 26, 2005: National TV News Programs Report that Hurricane Katrina Threatens New Orleans; Recall Hurricane Camille 2005-08-26
- Evening August 26, 2005: New Orleans Mayor, Other Parish Officials Urge Residents to Prepare, Pay Attention 2005-08-26
- Between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm August 26, 2005: Weather Experts Predict New Orleans Hit 2005-08-26
- 10:00 pm August 26, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina, Now a Category 2 Hurricane, Getting Stronger 2005-08-26
- 12:00 pm August 27, 2005: Coast Guard Issues Safety Bulletin, Restricts Port Access 2005-08-27
- 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT August 27, 2005: Alabama Governor Orders Evacuation of Residents in Path of Hurricane Katrina 2005-08-27
- August 27, 2005: Several White House Officials Enjoy Vacation 2005-08-27
- 4:00 am August 27, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina Becomes a Category 3 Hurricane 2005-08-27
- (5:30 am) August 27, 2005: FEMA Update Warns of Katrina Threat to New Orleans; Update Again Silent about Louisiana Response 2005-08-27
- 6:10 am August 27, 2005: ‘48-Hour Window’ Closes 2005-08-27
- 6:18 am August 27, 2005: Weather Underground Director to New Orleans: ‘Evacuate NOW!’ 2005-08-27
- (6:00-8:00 am) August 27, 2005: Louisiana State Police Open Emergency Operations Center 2005-08-27
- Morning, August 27, 2005: Alabama Governor Offers Assistance to Louisiana, Mississippi Governors 2005-08-27
- Morning, August 27, 2005: Kenner Mayor Begs Residents to Evacuate 2005-08-27
- 10:00 am August 27, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Watch for Southeastern Louisiana 2005-08-27
- 10:25 am August 27, 2005: Weather Underground Director Again Urges New Orleans Evacuation 2005-08-27
- 11:00 am August 27, 2005: NHC Director briefs FEMA on Katrina, Warns that Storm Surge May Overwhelm New Orleans Levees 2005-08-27
- Between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm August 27, 2005: FEMA Director Discusses Emergency Planning for New Orleans; Urges Residents to Evacuate 2005-08-27
- (1:30 pm) August 27, 2005: Louisiana Officials Urges Preparation and Evacuations 2005-08-27
- 2:00 pm August 27, 2005: Coast Guard Issues Safety Bulletin, Restricts Port Access 2005-08-27
- Afternoon-Evening August 27, 2005: Katrina’s Threat to New Orleans Dominates National TV; Flood Risk, Lack of Evacuation Options for Poor Highlighted 2005-08-27
- Afternoon August 27, 2005: President Considers Adjusting Schedule in Light of Katrina 2005-08-27
- Afternoon August 27, 2005: NHC to New Orleans: ‘This is really scary’ 2005-08-27
- Afternoon August 27, 2005: LSU Hurricane Center Warns that Levees Will Fail 2005-08-27
- 4:00 pm August 27, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Watch Extended to Florida-Alabama Border 2005-08-27
- 7:00 pm August 27, 2005: NHC Advisory: Dangerous Hurricane Katrina moving in Gulf 2005-08-27