Its strongest winds are about 75 miles an hour (120 kilometers an hour), making it a Category One hurricane. The storm is about 15 miles (25 kilometers) east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and about to make landfall. 7 p.m.: The eye of Hurricane Katrina comes ashore between North Miami Beach and Hallandale Beach on Florida's southeastern coast. read more
Hurricane Katrina first made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida on August 25. The storm dropped heavy rainfall in portions of the Miami metropolitan area, with a peak total of 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine. read more
It first made landfall on August 25, 2005 in South Florida, as a category 1 hurricane. It had wind speeds of 80mph. It made its' second landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana with 145 mph winds. This happened on August 28th. read more