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Hurricanes: History. By Barbara McCarragher. Hurricane Katrina may be the most memorable storm in New Orleans history, but its trajectory across the Pelican State was far from unique. Louisiana was hit by 49 of the 273 hurricanes that made landfall on the American Atlantic Coast between 1851 and 2004.In addition, eighteen of the ninety-two major hurricanes with Saffir-Simpson ratings of category 3 or above have struck the state (U.S. mainland hurricane strikes by state, 1851-2004).ouisiana was hit by 49 of the 273 hurricanes that made landfall on the American Atlantic Coast between 1851 and 2004. In addition, eighteen of the ninety-two major hurricanes with Saffir-Simpson ratings of category 3 or above have struck the state (U.S. mainland hurricane strikes by state, 1851-2004).
On August 29, Katrina weakened rapidly into a Category 1 hurricane after moving inland over southern and central Mississippi. Six hours later, she weakened to a tropical storm just northwest of Meridian, Mississippi. The next day, Katrina turned northeastward over the Tennessee Valley and became a tropical depression.urricane Katrina is the most well known name in recent hurricane history. She was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history and one of the five deadliest hurricanes to ever strike the United States.