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  • It first made landfall on August 25, 2005 in South Florida, as a category 1 hurricane. It had wind speeds of 80mph.
  • It made its' second landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana with 145 mph winds. This happened on August 28th.
  • Hurricane Katrina then made its third landfall near Pearlington, Mississippi and Slidell, Louisiana, with sustained winds of 120 mph (193 km/h).

The deaths that occured were largely the fault of rescue teams, being stopped from rescuing. See the Wikipedia link for more.

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