Photos: Keeping track of Katrina

Before it headed toward Louisiana, Katrina paid a wet, windy visit to Florida. One person trying to drive through the storm in Fort Lauderdale called it "easily the most harrowing yet exciting 10 minutes of my life."

Waves batter a pier at Navarre Beach, on Florida's Gulf Coast.

This banyan tree didn't survive Katrina's high winds.

The hurricane downed trees and damaged cars.