BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Twenty years ago, around 9:00 a.m., Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, forever changing thousands of lives.

On the anniversary of the storm, WLOX will air an hour-long special, “Katrina20: The Storm That Changed Everything,” on WLOX-ABC at 6 p.m.

Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005, with such force and fury that it became one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in American history.

Recorded storm surges along the Mississippi Gulf Coast reached nearly 30 feet.

Katrina left behind widespread devastation, making it the costliest hurricane in United States history. The storm caused over $200 billion in damage when adjusted for today’s dollars, according to the National Center for Environmental Information.

172 people in Mis

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