Timeline+for+Hurricane+Katrina

**Timeline for New Orleans**

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 * 8/25/05 || Hurricane Katrina became a Category 1 and hit South Florida, killing about a dozen and leaving 1.5 million homes without power. ||
 * 8/26/05 || The hurricane passes into the Gulf of Mexico becoming a Category 2 and the Louisiana govenor declares a state of emergency.
 * 8/27/05 || On Saturday it became a Category 3 and President Bush declared a federal state of emergency for Louisiana. The Mayor of New Orleans calls for a voluntary evacuation for New Orleans. ||
 * 8/28/05 || The storm became a Category 5 and the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans. ||
 * 8/29/05 || The eye of the hurricane made Louisiana landfall at 6:10am as a Category 4. The leeves in New Orleans are breached, flooding parts of the city. The power is lost to most of the area. President Bush declares a major disaster in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. About 3,500 National Guard troops arrive in New Orleans to help with rescue operations.
 * 8/30/05 || Approximately 80% of the city is flooded. Over 12,000 people are trying to live in the Superdome.
 * 8/31/05 || Over 20,000 people are attempting to live in the Superdome. The first buses leave the Superdome carrying passengers to the Astrodome in Houston.
 * 9/1/05 || 7,400 National Guard troops help evacuate Superdome. FEMA rescued about 350 people and the Coast Guard rescued 2,900 people.
 * 9/2/05 || The Coast Guard rescued 4,000 people. ||
 * 9/3/05 || The military reported 42,000 people have been evacuated from New Orleans. ||
 * 9/4/05 || The Louisiana Superdome is fully evacuated. ||
 * 9/5/05 || The Coast Guard rescued over 18,000 people.
 * 9/6/05 || The mayor orders a forced evacuation of New Orleans. ||