Hurricane Katrina: The Storm That Drowned a City

Overview

This arresting installment of "Nova" delivers a minute-by-minute account of Hurricane Katrina's destruction. Viewers will learn what made Katrina so lethal and why the event caused unparalleled devastation. The program presents riveting eyewitness reports about what occurred during the storm -- which was powerful in the face of planning and a sophisticated flood-protection system -- and state-of-the-art graphic imagery.