Hurricane Katrina never came anywhere near Australia.
It hit the United States.
Hurricane Katrina reached peak intensity with sustained winds of 175 mph.
It's peak sustained winds were 175 mph, with gusts to 215 mph.
Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls. At the first landfall in Florida Katrina had sustained winds of 80 mph. At the two landfalls in Louisiana and Mississippi Katrina was a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph and 120 mph respectively.
175 mph (280 km/h)
Hurricane Katrina had maximum sustained winds of around 175 mph when it made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005.
Hurricane Katrina reached peak intensity with sustained winds of 175 mph.
A flood and a whole lot of wind
rain and wind
It's peak sustained winds were 175 mph, with gusts to 215 mph.
Wind speeds up to 175 mph
Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls. At the first landfall in Florida Katrina had sustained winds of 80 mph. At the two landfalls in Louisiana and Mississippi Katrina was a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph and 120 mph respectively.
Hurricane Katrina caused devastating damage in the Bahamas and United States. Hurricane Katrina affected Cuba and parts of Mexico with wind and tropical storm conditions.
175 mph (280 km/h)
Hurricane Katrina had maximum sustained winds of around 175 mph when it made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005.
Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane when it made landfall in the United States on August 29, 2005. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is used to categorize hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds, not the Richter scale which measures earthquake magnitudes.
Hurricane Katrina traveled in several different directions. It originated in the Bahamas initially it's main course was west. It grazed the southern portion of Florida and once it entered the Gulf of Mexico, it took a more northerly direction.
In Hurricane Katrina, winds got as high as 175 miles per hour. It caused over 100 billion dollars in damage.