Infogram Insights: Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast near New Orleans, Louisiana, on Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina was the most destructive storm to strike the United States and the costliest storm in U.S. history, causing $108 billion in damage, according to NOAA.

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