A Defense Meteorological Satellite nighttime image of the wide-spread power outages across the Gulf Coast of the United States after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite nighttime image of the wide-spread power outages across the Gulf Coast of the United States after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area. The DMSP F-15 satellite image from 9:21 p.m. (CST) Aug. 30, is a 1.5nm Resolution, Visible/Infrared composite with the Infrared portion in blue showing clouds and the Visible portion in yellow showing city lights and fires. Image courtesy of the Air Force Weather Agency.

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A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite image of Hurricane Katrina shows the size of the storm as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite image of Hurricane Katrina shows the size of the storm as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005. The DMSP F-15 satellite provides multispectral images that use both infrared and visual satellite imagery to produce a color composite that reveals cloud depths and layers. Image courtesy of the Air Force Weather Agency.

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A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005. The DMSP F-15 satellite provides multispectral images that use both infrared and visual satellite imagery to produce a color composite that reveals cloud depths and layers. Image courtesy of the Air Force Weather Agency.

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A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite microwave image of Hurricane Katrina showing rainfall rates as the storm made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite microwave image of Hurricane Katrina showing rainfall rates as the storm made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005. The DMSP F-15 satellite provides microwave imagery used to determine realtime rainfall rates during tropical storms. The yellow areas have rates of 1 inch per hour. The blue areas are rates of 1.5 to 2.5 inches per hour. Image courtesy of the Air Force Weather Agency.

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Hurricane Katrina

Published Oct. 30, 2006

A Defense Meteorological Satellite nighttime image of the wide-spread power outages across the Gulf Coast of the United States after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite image of Hurricane Katrina shows the size of the storm as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005.

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellite microwave image of Hurricane Katrina showing rainfall rates as the storm made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States Aug. 29, 2005.