The name Katrina has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, and three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It was used in the Pacific on the old four-year lists.
Atlantic:
1981 - Hurricane Katrina
1999 - Tropical Storm Katrina – struck the exact same area as Hurricane Mitch a year earlier, but caused little damage.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina – catastrophic storm that is likely the costliest ever and deadliest in recent US history; earliest forming 11th named storm ever, formed over the Bahamas, made first landfall near Miami, Florida as a Category 1 hurricane, then struck near New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm after weakening from a strong Category 5.
The modern method of ascribing people's names to storms was introduced by Clement Wragge, an Anglo-Australian meteorologist at the end of the 19th century. As well as feminine names, he also used the names of politicians who had offended him.
(retrieved from Website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane#Naming_of_tropical_cyclones, 10th September 2005)
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