Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in Louisiana
CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCEThe source[1] times the Louisiana landfall to the minute in UTC: "Katrina made its second landfall at 1110 UTC on August 29, as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (201 km/h), near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana."
Katrina came ashore near Buras-Triumph at 11:10 UTC as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds. Flooding from failures in the federally built levee system put 80% of New Orleans under water.
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