On This Day - What happened 28 August 2005 AD
Check most memorable events 28 August 2005 AD.Gulf of Mexico Sunday Aug 28, 2005 Hurricane KatrinaThe Storm Reached Category 5
Gulf of Mexico Sunday Aug 28, 2005 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).
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Sunday Aug 28, 2005 Alabama, U.S. Sunday Aug 28, 2005 Hurricane KatrinaDeclaring State of Emergency In Alabama
Alabama, U.S. Sunday Aug 28, 2005 On August 28, Alabama Governor Bob Riley declared a state of emergency for the approaching Hurricane Katrina. On the same day, he requested President Bush to declare "expedited major disaster declaration" for six counties of South Alabama, which was quickly approved. Three-hundred and fifty national guardsmen were called on duty by August 30.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Sunday Aug 28, 2005 Hurricane KatrinaThe National Weather Service
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Sunday Aug 28, 2005 The National Weather Service's New Orleans/Baton Rouge office issued a vividly worded bulletin on August 28 predicting that the area would be "uninhabitable for weeks" after "devastating damage" caused by Katrina, which at that time rivaled the intensity of Hurricane Camille.
