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Katrina Approaches Lousiana and Mississippi

Caption: Hurricane Katrina turned slightly eastward before slamming into shore redirecting the storm's most potent winds and rain away from the vulnerable, low lying New Orleans area. Katrina weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm and her eastward movement put the western eyewall -- the weaker side of the strongest winds -- over New Orleans. This image from Aug. 28, 2005, is from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite.

Credit: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

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