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media type="youtube" key="FxgNuD5M9js?fs=1" height="385" width="480" align="right" Hurricane Katrina Katrina was the largest hurricane of its strength to approach the United States in recorded history; its sheer size caused devastation over 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the storm's center. The storm surge caused major or catastrophic damage along the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, including the cities of Mobile, Ala., Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss., and Slidell, La. Katrina's winds at landfall were 140 mph, which places the storm as a strong Category 4