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Hurricane Katrina

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  1. 2005-01-26 January 26, 2005: Congressman Urges US to Prepare for Major Hurricane in New Orleans
  2. 2005-02-07 February 7, 2005: Bush Administration Proposes 6 Percent Cut to FEMA’s Emergency Management Performance Grant Program
  3. 2005-02-07 February 7, 2005: Bush Budget Includes $20 Million for Louisiana Coastal Restoration and $28 Million for Southeast Louisiana Flood Control
  4. 2005-02-15 February 15, 2005: Michael Chertoff Becomes Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
  5. 2005-04-13 April 13, 2005: Senate Committee Approves WRDA Authorization for Louisiana Coastal Restoration Project
  6. 2005-04-21 April 21, 2005: House Energy Bill Provision Would Divert Offshore Oil and Gas Royalties to Louisiana Coastal Restoration
  7. 2005-05-16 May 16, 2005: NOAA Predicts an Active Hurricane Season
  8. 2005-06-17 June 17, 2005: Authorities Distribute Evacuation Maps to New Orleans Residents
  9. 2005-06-28 June 28, 2005: Senate Energy Bill Provision Would Divert Offshore Oil and Gas Royalties to Louisiana Coastal Restoration
  10. 2005-07-13 July 13, 2005: Homeland Security Secretary Announces Plan to Restructure Agency
  11. 2005-07-22 July 22, 2005: Former Louisiana Governors and Senators Urge Bush to Support Energy Bill Revenue Sharing Provision
  12. 2005-07-22 July 22, 2005: Bush Administration Offers Alternative to Louisiana-Favored Oil and Gas Revenue Sharing Proposal
  13. 2005-07-27 July 27, 2005: National Emergency Management Association Criticizes Homeland Security Department Restructuring Proposal
  14. 2005-07-28 July 28, 2005: Blanco Invites Bush and Energy Secretary to See Louisiana’s Coastal Erosion Problem
  15. 2005-07-29 July 29, 2005: Congress Passes 2005 Energy Bill
  16. 2005-08-01 August 1, 2005: National Guard Needs Equipment Currently in Iraq in Case of Major Hurricane
  17. 2005-08-13 August 13, 2005: President Bush Changes Vacation Venues
  18. 2005-08-23 August 23, 2005: President Bush Declares Louisiana a Major Disaster Area
  19. 2005-08-23 5:00 pm EDT August 23, 2005: National Hurricane Center issues first Advisory for Tropical Depression 12
  20. 2005-08-23 11:00 pm EDT August 23, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Depression 12 is Organizing
  21. 2005-08-24 5:00 am EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Depression 12 Continues to Organize
  22. 2005-08-24 9:20 am EDT August 24, 2005: Weather Underground Director Expects Katrina to Intensify, Threaten Gulf Coast Early Next Week
  23. 2005-08-24 11:00 am EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Storm Warning for Southeast Florida
  24. 2005-08-24 5:00 pm EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Tropical Depression 12 Becomes Tropical Storm Katrina
  25. 2005-08-24 (6:00 pm) EDT August 24, 2005: Florida Governor Bush Declares State of Emergency
  26. 2005-08-24 11:00 pm EDT August 24, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Warning for South Florida
  27. 2005-08-25 5:00 am EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina will Become Hurricane before Landfall in Florida
  28. 2005-08-25 (10:00 am) EDT August 25, 2005: FEMA Urges Florida Residents to Prepare for Katrina
  29. 2005-08-25 11:00 am EDT August 25, 2005: FEMA Situation Update Leads with Katrina, Activation of Emergency Support Functions
  30. 2005-08-25 11:00 am EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina is Strengthening as It Moves Towards Florida
  31. 2005-08-25 (12:00 pm) EDT August 25, 2005: Florida Says Evacuation Orders are Forthcoming
  32. 2005-08-25 5:00 pm EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Katrina is Now a Hurricane
  33. 2005-08-25 (7:00 pm EDT) August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in Florida
  34. 2005-08-25 11:00 pm EDT August 25, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Pounds South Florida
  35. 2005-08-26 7:00 pm EDT August 26, 2005: Florida Confirms Eleven Katrina Fatalities
  36. 2005-08-26 August 26, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Considers Tax to Fight Crime, Improve Public Safety
  37. 2005-08-26 August 26, 2005: Louisiana Senator Argues for More Federal Funding to Repair Disappearing Louisiana Coast
  38. 2005-08-26 August 26, 2005: FEMA Focused on Katrina, but Not on Threat to Louisiana
  39. 2005-08-26 August 26, 2005: St. Tammany Parish Clear Storm Drains in Preparation for Pending Storm
  40. 2005-08-26 August 26, 2005: US Army Corps of Engineers Prepares for Hurricane Katrina
  41. 2005-08-26 August 26, 2005: US Marines Stationed in New Orleans are Evacuated
  42. 2005-08-26 4:00 am August 26, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Enters Gulf of Mexico
  43. 2005-08-26 (12:00 pm) August 26, 2005: NHC Tells Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and FEMA, ‘This is Real’
  44. 2005-08-26 6:00 am August 26, 2005: The ‘72-Hour Evacuation Window’ Closes
  45. 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
  46. 2005-08-26 7:30 am August 26, 2005: Florida Reports 1.2 Million Residents without Power
  47. 2005-08-26 10:00 am August 26, 2005: NHC Advisory: Hurricane Katrina Moves West in Gulf of Mexico
  48. 2005-08-26 10:30 am August 26, 2005: NHC Special Advisory: Katrina Now a Category 2 Hurricane; Rapidly Strengthening
  49. 2005-08-26 After 11:00 am August 26, 2005: Internet Weather Forums, Blogs, Begin to Buzz about Katrina’s Threat to New Orleans
  50. 2005-08-26 (1:00 pm) August 26, 2005: Maestri Warns State and Federal Officials of Pending Crisis