Infamous images that capture the intensity of the 2005 hurricane season

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It All Started in 2005 This Week
It All Started in 2005 This Week



By Katy Galimberti

In the most destructive hurricane season in recorded history, images from Katrina, Rita, Wilma and others still resonate today and immediately recall the total despair millions of Americans faced in 2005.

The 2005 season brought three of the six most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded with a staggering 27 named storms.

Click through the gallery below to learn more about the damage the dangerous storms caused:

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