hurricane hurricane tropical cyclone briefly reached minimal hurricane strength gulf_of_mexico july atlantic hurricane season landfall louisiana named storm hurricane season originally thought tropical storm peak strength upgraded category hurricane post storm analysis hurricane initially formed july east yucatán_peninsula caribbean_sea depression soon landfall peninsula weakened gulf_of_mexico july storm strengthened moved north hurricane making landfall near louisiana july storm weakened moved overland extratropical july responsible deaths united_states brought heavy rains louisiana mississippi alabama maryland unusually strong tornado spawned remnants caused severe damage georgia caused flooding severe new_orleans louisiana encouraged population evacuate hurricane katrina approached city month meteorological history june vigorous tropical wave moved african coast quickly west atlantic developing wave gradually organized crossed caribbean late july strengthened tropical depression miles east mexico models initially difficulty predicting track depression forecasts national_hurricane_center reflected indicating depression texas depression developed quickly making landfall yucatán_peninsula early july mph winds began lose circulation overland new center circulation began forming later july gulf_of_mexico north original center reformation caused significant alteration forecast models indicated landfall louisiana depression moved northwards gulf_of_mexico tropical storm early july weakened shear allowed strengthen approached louisiana storm minimal hurricane mph winds landfall near late july initially felt reach hurricane strength post season confirmed upgrade category status weakened tropical storm crossed extreme southeastern louisiana sound making second landfall near mississippi mph winds july moved northeast mississippi alabama weakening tropical depression day depression extratropical carolinas july moved northeast dissipating july preparations declared tropical depression mexico began advising residents possibility heavy rainfall yucatán_peninsula national_hurricane_center issued tropical storm warning louisiana florida tourists residents evacuated louisiana florida coasts workers evacuated oil storm path coastal stopped unloading oil approach activities dangerous numerous flights new_orleans cancelled amtrak suspended passenger rail service storm passed recreational vehicles told leave case scale evacuation needed mississippi jail inmates filled distributed flood prone areas state impact deaths attributed near storm landfall people killed georgia alabama maryland approximately homes businesses southeast louisiana lost electrical power storm surge feet affected area causing beach erosion near louisiana hurricane total damage estimated million new_orleans louisiana wind gusts reached mph trees damaged uprooted scattered street flooding reported thousands lost electrical power city experienced worst hurricane years earlier listed tropical storm weather service time new_orleans impression hurricane referred hurricane officially upgraded people new_orleans metropolitan area expected minimal effects storm cleaning debris power days passage louisiana residences left power weakened depression moved inland effects significant final portion track day landfall southeastern reached central alabama rainbands produced heavy rainfall tornadoes damage limited trees tornado county injured man destroyed auto repair shop damaged nearby cars residences alabama florida mississippi left power following storm georgia parts field airport georgia suffered million damage tornado spawned storm tornado county damaged homes caused estimated million damage tornadoes confirmed state caused significant damage atlanta recorded inches rain july sixth highest day rainfall records began rain fell hours rain area normally gets july remnant low moving western northern north_carolina combined frontal boundary produce thunderstorms spawned number tornadoes western north_carolina foothills mountains effects minimal continuing north brought rain areas distant salisbury maryland
Hurricane Cindy (2005)