Tropical Storm Katrina
The name Katrina has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one tropical cyclone in the South Pacific. It was used in the Pacific on the old four-year lists. The name is not to be confused with Karina, which is on the Pacific hurricane lists today. The name was retired in the North Atlantic after the 2005 season for its devastating damage, and was replaced by Katia for the 2011 season.
North Atlantic
- Hurricane Katrina (1981) – struck Cuba in November 1981.
- Tropical Storm Katrina (1999) – struck near the same area as Hurricane Mitch a year earlier, but caused little impact in Central America.
- Hurricane Katrina (2005) – formed over the Bahamas, first landfall near Miami, Florida, then struck near Buras, Louisiana and Long Beach, Mississippi. Katrina caused over 81 billion dollars in damage and over 1,800 deaths, becoming the costliest and one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
Northeast Pacific
- Hurricane Katrina (1967) – struck Baja California and caused flooding in the southwest U.S. as a tropical storm.
- Tropical Storm Katrina (1971) – affected Baja California and hit Mexico as a tropical storm.
- Hurricane Katrina (1975) – did not affect land.
Australian region
See also
- Cyclone Catarina (2004), a South Atlantic tropical cyclone not to be confused with Katrina.
- Tropical Storm Karina (2008), a name not to be confused with Katrina.
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