Hurricane Katrina left much destruction in her wake in South Florida killing as many as nine persons and causing upwards of $600

Hurricane Katrina left much destruction in her wake in South Florida killing as many as nine persons and causing upwards of $600 million dollars in estimated damage. And she was only a Category 1 when she struck South Florida. Gaining strength as she blows across the warm Gulf of Mexico Katrina is currently a Category 3 and experts are warning that by the time she reaches land on Monday, she may be a full blown Category Four storm. At 8 a.m. Saturday, the eye of the hurricane was located about 180 miles west of Key West or about 430 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It was moving west at nearly 7 mph. Credit: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team Updated August 27, 2005 10:42 a.m. EDT