( Video). The weather that the North East was having, made a big difference on the hurricane. The North East had just had a hot, rainy summer,the moon was full and, it was high tide which made for perfect conditions to form a massive, deadly hurricane also called an “extratropical cyclone.” ( Retrospect newspaper article ) Because there was warm,…
It was one of the most dangerous natural disaster. After it ended businesses were destroyed roads were gone and bridges collapsed and bodies were flowing around, It was like a nightmare in Hardin, Missouri then the DMORT team came along, they came to…
Trees were knocked down, electricity was lost, and houses got flooded. But before this catastrophe happened, everyone to cautious measures to get prepared to fight back. Personally, my family and I bought plywood to cover up all our windows, 10 gallons of water, and enough food to feed an army of very hungry soldiers. But it wasn't easy, this hurricane definitely taught me a several lessons. For example, when I went to, Publix to buy food, bread, and toilet paper they were wiped clean of all the supplies I needed.…
It is known as the deadliest storm in the history of the Great Lakes. There was up to 90 mph wind and waves up to two stories high. It killed 230 people and destroyed and stranded many ships. After the storm was finished there was coal on the beach and lots of damage.…
The conditions of the storm. The conditions of the storm was not all that well. The winds reached about 80 miles per hour, and there was high pressure fronts. There was prior rain in New England for four days straight. There were high tides and on top of it all there was a full moon.…
Hurricane Sandy Hurricanes move in quickly, and do lots of damage. Hurricane Sandy was one of the biggest hurricanes that has hit the U.S. Hurricane Sandy had a death toll of 147.Hurricane Sandy was formed quickly and was costly in many ways. Hurricane Sandy had many lives lost across the U.S east border. Almost 150 people died in Hurricane Sandy. Most people survived due to storm shelters along the border.…
Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Houston. Hurricane Harvey had an environmentally, economic, political, and social impact on Houston as well as the State of Texas. Economically, oil refineries were forced to shut down. This stopped the distribution of gasoline and other petroleum products.…
The wind speed was 280 km/h, which very fast compared to other hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane. Category five means that the hurricane is very deadly. Hurricane Katrina hit North America, Georgia, Mississippi New Orleans, Ohio and many other places. Hurricane Katrina destroyed many homes.…
One of the major events that made the storm so powerful was the conditions. There were winds up to more than one hundred mph. People from the YouTube videos houses were falling apart from the winds. Also, there were huge waves which led to houses, flooding and people drowning. And so the full moon didn’t help with the waves either it only made the conditions worse.…
I knew that the hurricane killed many people, and left a lot of people homeless. The Galveston Hurricane was a very appalling storm because of where the miniature island was located, the absence of devise, and how powerful the hurricane actually was.…
so I heard about it a lot. It turned out to be one of the 5 most dangerous storms in US history and the worst of hurricane season in 2005. Hurricane katrina made landfall 3 times In a span of 8 days and affected 90,000 square miles of land in…
The damage was very bad, that people who were in hiding didn’t know how bad it was outside of their location. Many people in Florida rebuilt their lives, and many people try to move away. After Hurricane Andrew, Florida just seemed like a tropical disaster area. “This place will never be the same again.” (Joe…
Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the U.S.(dosomething.org) This hurricane was so costly that it also became the costliest hurricane ever in history reaching a number at $150 billion dollars. This number includes Louisiana and Mississippi alone. It was a devastating time for those living in the southern states hit by the hurricane, especially those in New Orleans. This topic became very difficult for people in the south to cope on, but it was also a learning experience physically, and financially.…
Hurricanes are not uncommon among the coastal regions. Atmospheric and sea-surface conditions were conducted to cyclone’s rapid transformation and resulted in what is known as Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was tearing apart the Gulf of Mexico. It was a Category 5 hurricane and was predicted to create several landfalls within the affected area. The wind was moving in a pattern causing a storm surge toward the city like a high tide.…
Hurricane Andrew (2002) caused so much destruction in Southern Florida, its maximum wind speeds measured at 175 MPH; The death toll was about 65 people and it left 150,000 to 250,000 people homeless and cause 26 billion dollars in damage. Hurricane Ivan (2004), another large hurricane in diameter, spawning hundreds of tornadoes in Texas and caused major damage to Louisiana and islands on the Gulf of Mexico,…