AL122005 | 2005 season

Katrina

Neutral 1FL impact Cross-Peninsula Track Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification

Formed: 2005-08-23
Dissipated: 2005-08-31
Peak wind: 150 kt
Lifetime category: 5
Min pressure: 902 mb (lifetime)
Florida date: 2005-08-25
Approach: atlantic
FL regions: SE1 SW1
Center landfall: yes (1)
ENSO (ASO ONI): -0.11
Peak surge (FL): 5 ft (Southwest Florida coast, mainland Monroe County (Gulf-side exit))

Surge: storm surge above normal tide (estimated), 3-5 ft across the landfall zone. Katrina's Florida chapter: Cat 1 crossing with the higher surge on the SW coast as she exited, exceeding the east-coast entry surge. Source: NHC TCR; NWS Katrina Service Assessment.

Track

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landfall (HURDAT2 L record, colored by intensity there)
Florida-relevant point (strongest fix on the FL impact date)
Florida Straits / Cuba shelf corridor (where track wobble is measured)

HURDAT2 best track. Coastline is stylized for orientation, not a boundary source.

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Intensity

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

NHC Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF, track map inside)

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 18mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.