Hurricane Katrina was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the Southeastern United States in late August 2005, particularly in and around the city of New Orleans. Katrina became the United States' costliest tropical cyclone, with an estimated $125 billion in damages. The hurricane killed 1,392 people, making it the deadliest American hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Katrina was the twelfth tropical cyclone, the fifth hurricane, the third major hurricane, and the second Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was also the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States, as measured by barometric pressure. Category 5 hurricane: peak winds of 175 mph (150 knots), lowest pressure 902 mb. August 23 – August 31, 2005. Landfalls: August 25 at 80 mph, 26.0°N 80.1°W; August 29 at 125 mph, 29.3°N 89.6°W; August 29 at 120 mph, 30.2°N 89.6°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 20.0. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL122005 (public domain).