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NOAA image, from http://www.katrina.noaa.gov/satellite/images/satellite-film-strip2.jpg
Overall: The costliest hurricane to hit the United States, and the third deadliest, with an estimated 1,500 deaths directly attributed to the storm.
Damage: $81 billion total; $40.6 billion in insured losses
Deaths: 1,833 total; 1,577 in Louisiana, 238 in Mississippi, 14 in Florida, two in Georgia, two in Alabama
Winds: During landfall, 125 mph, a strong category-3 hurricane
Storm Surge: Up to 28 feet
Evacuees: 1.2 million people in northern Gulf coast from Louisiana to Alabama under evacuation order (also labeled refugees)
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from www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/060829katrinastats.html
