NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hurricane Katrina hit with unexpected force in 2005, catching many off guard despite days of warnings. Nearly two decades later, forecasters say they now have sharper tools to ...

Hurricane Katrina evacuee Joe Ragas of New Orleans spends a portion of his day at the Eudora Welty Library in Jackson, Mississippi, looking through classified ads for a place to rent in 2005.

Lt. Col. Sean Cross, chief of safety for the 403rd Wing of the Hurricane Hunters, is one of the few pilots who has been inside Hurricane Katrina.

In its second instance, Katrina went from a Category 3 hurricane to a Category 5 storm, with winds increasing by 50 mph in just 12 hours.Rapid intensification is when the maximum sustained winds ...

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This hurricane season is expected to be above average, and now, 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Second Harvest and volunteers are preparing to jump into action if or when disaster strikes.

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré talks preparedness, Hurricane Katrina’s 20-year anniversary by: Ashley Hamilton. Posted: Jun 1, 2025 / 06:00 PM CDT. Updated: Jun 2, 2025 / 07:59 AM CDT.

Hurricane Katrina still holds the distinction as the costliest hurricane in U.S history and the third deadliest. The USA TODAY Network is chronicling its lingering impact along the Gulf Coast and ...

ORG XMIT: *S0414161861* An armed search and rescue team motors down flooded N. Miro St. near Interstate 10 in New Orleans looking for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Monday, September 5, 2005.

Jim Cantore visited Bay St. Louis, nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina. Cantore praised the city's downtown revival with restaurants, art, and shops. He may attend a storm chaser event hosted ...

Gen. Honoré lead the military's response to Hurricane Katrina and talked about the importance of staying prepared. WWL-TV New Orleans Posted: June 2, 2025 | Last updated: June 2, 2025 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s levee failures flooded New Orleans and cost more than 1,400 lives, the city’s storm protection system has been rebuilt from ...