Did hurricane Katrina hit new Orleans or Mississippi first?

Answer 1

In terms of official landfall, Hurricane Katrina impacted Louisiana and then Mississippi. They eye never actually passed over New Orleans. When Katrina was impacting New Orleans it was also impacting parts of Mississippi at the same time.

Answer 2

Hurricane Katrina was hundreds of miles wide and to say it "went through" is inaccurate. It "went over" and damaged New Orleans, but it also did immense damage to areas along the Gulf Coast east of the city and some to the west.

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Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. The center did not pass directly over the city, although that would have only increased the wind gusts another 10 to 20 mph. The winds that did hit were strong enough to blow off roofs and blow down trees and power poles. The winds also raised the water levels in the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Pontchartrain, causing extensive flooding.

The eye passed east of the city, crossing from the mouth of the Mississippi River near Buras to the border of Louisiana and Mississippi. Katrina had decreased to a category 3 storm, sustained winds about 125 mph (205 kph) with gusts to about 145 mph (233 kph).

The real damage east of the city was by the storm surge, which inundated levees and knocked down floodwalls. Much of St. Bernard Parish was under water, as was the 9th ward of Orleans Parish. The vast majority of the damage came later in the day as water poured through a breach in a levee west of the city. The water rushed in from Lake Pontchartrain, part of the surge raised by the storm winds. This affected a large area of the city, hitting most of the areas that had not yet experienced flooding. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were submerged in from 6 to 14 feet of water for as long as 4 weeks.

Answer 3

Hurricane Katrina did not miss Florida. Katrina stuck Florida as a category 1 hurricane, causing widespread damage and 14 deaths. The storm crossed the Florida Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico, where it rapidly grew and intensified into a category 5 hurricane. Katrina weaken to a category 3 before striking the Gulf Coast where it devastated portions of Louisiana and Mississippi, including New Orleans.

Answer 4

Hurricane Katrina did hit Florida. Katrina stuck Florida as a category 1 hurricane, causing widespread damage and 14 deaths. The storm crossed the Florida Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico, where it rapidly grew and intensified into a category 5 hurricane. Katrina weaken to a category 3 before striking the Gulf Coast where it devastated portions of Louisiana and Mississippi, including New Orleans.

Answer 5

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Southeastern Louisiana first, impacting New Orleans on August 29, 2005. It then moved northwest and hit the Mississippi coast later the same day.

Answer 6

Bahamas