However, this record was later broken by Hurricane Rita. The hurricane subsequently weakened, and Katrina made its second landfall at 1110 UTC on August 29 as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (200 km/h) near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana.he storm surge also devastated the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, making Katrina the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, and the deadliest hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. The total damage from Katrina is estimated at $108 billion (2005 U.S. dollars).
The Current Moon Phase for July 7th is Waxing Gibbous. Posted by Mistress of the Myst. The Moon today is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
The waning gibbous phase becomes the last quarter or third quarter when the illuminated portion is exactly 50%, leading to the waning crescent with less than 50% and eventually a New Moon (totally darkened, as the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun).he waxing phase of the moon is the period of time between new moon and full moon, where the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing. The waning phase of t â¦ he moon is the period of time between full moon and new moon, where the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing.