Hurricane Katrina - The Storm Reached Category 5
Time: Sunday Aug 28, 2005
Place: Gulf of Mexico
Details: Katrina attained Category 5 status on the morning of August 28 and reached its peak strength at 1800 UTC that day, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbar (26.6 inHg).