Meteorological Analysis
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Tropical storm Katrina originated from a decaying front which was moving south
across the western Caribbean on October 22nd. A broad area of low pressure
formed in association with this front on the 26th, over the southwestern
Caribbean. The low pressure area then organized into a tropical depression on
the 28th, about 150 nm E of Bluefields, Nicaragua. The depression became
tropical storm Katrina on the 29th just before landfall just south of Puerto
Cabezas, Nicaragua. Katrina quickly weakened into a tropical depression over
Central America before emerging back over water on the 31st from Honduras.
Katrina made landfall the same day on the Yucatan and continued NW. Katrina
then emerged off the coast of the Yucatan as an exposed low level center on
October 1st and was absorbed by a cold front over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Casualty and Damage Overview
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There are no reports of casualties or damage in association with Katrina
despite flooding in Central America.
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Katrina Hurricane Research Division Products
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Tracking Data
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Tropical Storm Katrina
Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Pressure Storm type
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18 GMT 10/28/99 11.4N 80.9W 35 1001 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 10/29/99 11.6N 81.6W 35 1001 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 10/29/99 12.0N 82.0W 35 1001 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 10/29/99 12.6N 82.6W 35 1000 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 10/29/99 13.2N 82.9W 40 1000 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 10/30/99 13.8N 83.4W 40 999 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 10/30/99 14.1N 84.0W 35 1000 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 10/30/99 14.3N 84.5W 30 1001 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 10/30/99 14.7N 85.2W 30 1003 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 10/31/99 16.0N 86.6W 30 1005 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 10/31/99 17.2N 87.4W 30 1007 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 10/31/99 18.4N 88.0W 30 1008 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 10/31/99 19.4N 88.7W 30 1009 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 11/01/99 19.9N 89.6W 25 1010 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/01/99 20.4N 89.8W 25 1011 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 11/01/99 21.2N 89.8W 25 1011 Tropical Depression
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Tracking maps courtesy of NHC
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