Hurricanes
February 18, 2011
This week I want you to look information about a hurricane that has hit the U.S. Tell me how big it got, what the effects were on people who lived at the area it it. You cannot use Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Andrew.
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February 18, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Hurricane gustav was category 2 and the winds were 110 mph. it hit southwest of new orleans. the people werent effected as badly as they could have been
February 18, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Hurricane Emmily happened on August 31, 1993. It landed over Hatteras Island. The wind speeds were 92-115 miles per hour. It damaged homes, villages, signboards, and more. Over 700 buildings were either damaged or destroyed.This happened in North Carolina. The damage cost was $13 million. Its catagory was rated a 3.
February 22, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Hurricane Wilma had wind gust up to 117 mph. Hurricane Wilma had a 2 mile to 4 mile wide eye. Twenty-two deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, and 5 in Florida. 16.8 billion dollors worth of damages done to South Florida. Hurricane Wilma is the lowest pressure of a hurricane is the Alantic Ocean. This hurricane went from October 15, 2005 to October 25, 2005
February 23, 2011 at 12:38 am
Hurricane Audrey, The main impact was from 8 to 12 ft storm surges that penetrated as far inland as 25 miles over portions of low-lying southwestern Louisiana. These surges were responsible for the vast majority of the 390 deaths from Audrey. Damage in the United States was estimated at $150 million.