Did katrina hit in september 2005, because i remember my newphew's birthday was that week

Question

it was my newphew's birthday the 21 of sept. he evacuated houton and celebrated his birthday somewhere else, i'm i right?

Answer 1

He was evacuating from Rita

See pic of the mess here:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o12/n...

Answer 2

Sorry, that was Rita. That storm whipped our butt.

Answer 3

it hit land August 5, 2005

Answer 4

You are probably thinking about Hurricane Rita, which moved onshore late on the 23rd of September 2005 east of Houston, near the Texas/Louisiana border.