Article: Hurricane Katrina now a dangerous Category 5 storm as it heads toward New Orleans area

MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
08-28-2005
Dateline: NEW ORLEANS
Hurricane Katrina strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 storm on Sunday with 160 mph (257 kph) sustained wind as residents of south Louisiana jammed freeways in a rush to get out of the low-lying region and head inland to higher ground.

A hurricane warning was in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Alabama-Florida line, meaning hurricane conditions were expected within 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center said.

Katrina had been blamed for nine deaths in South Florida.

The hurricane's landfall could still come in Mississippi and affect Alabama and Florida, but it ...

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