katrina

1. Which hurricane did you choose?
2. What category was it on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
3. Tell its story.
4. How many lives were lost? How much damage did it cause ($)?
5. Include at least one picture.


         1. Hurricane Katrina


2. Category 5

3. Formed by a tropical wave, an upper-level trough, and the mid-level remnants of Tropical Depression Ten. This stormed formed on August 23rd. This storm hit southern florida, southwestern mississippi, southern alabama, and southeast Louisiana. Katrina killed 1200 people.

4. $75 billion in damage and killed 1200 people