| Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) |
One of the costliest natural disasters and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States.
| Formed | August 23, 2005 |
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| Dissipated | August 31, 2005[1] |
| (Extratropical after August 30) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained:175 mph (280 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 902 mbar (hPa); 26.64 inHg |
| Fatalities | 1,245–1,836 total |
| Damage | $108 billion (2005 USD) (Second-costliest tropical cycloneon record) |
| Areas affected | Bahamas, South Florida, Central Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America |
Posted in 11/2017
