Transcript What category was your hurricane?

What category was your
hurricane?
1.MY HURRICANE WAS IN CATEGORY 5.
Hurricane`s maximum wind speed and
minimum pressure
 2.The maximum wind speed was 160 mph. the
pressure was 920 mb.
If your hurricane made landfall anywhere in the united
states.
3.The results of a tropical wave and the remains of tropical depressions 10
, hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on august 23 2005. its
status was upgraded to a tropical august 24th , where it moved towards
Florida as a moderate category one hurricane. after having gradually
weakened over land, it gained intensity as it moved towards the gulf of
Mexico. On august 28th, it grew from a category 3 hurricane to a
category5 hurricane , with winds of 160 mph, causing severe damage
along the gulf coast the pressure measurement made Katrina as the
fourth-most intense hurricane, surpassed later by hurricane Rita and
Wilma. The early hours of august 29, 2005, saw the storm weakening,
and it was classified as a category 4. moving slowly at 12 mph, with
winds up to 155, Katrina caused far greater damage than a fast-moving
storm would have done.
How many people were
killed/injured /evacuated?
4.MY HURRICANE KILLED
1,836PEOPLE.AND EFFECTED
SOME 90,000 SQUARE MILES
OF THE UNITED STATES. AND
MISSING PEOPLE 705.
How much damage (in dollars value) did the
hurricane cause?
 5.Looses amounting to more than 108 billion.
Was your hurricane an:
6.MY HURRICANE WAS AN MIDDLE (PEAK
SEASON) STORM- (AUGUST, SEPTEMBER).
Where did your hurricane
form?
7.MY HURRICANE FORM WAS GULF OF
MEXICO.
Was your hurricane`s name retired?
 8.My hurricane name was retired.
What are three interesting, unique factoids about your
hurricane?
 9.One of the dead list storms to hit the united states.
It was the third strongest hurricane to make land fall
in America.
 Hurricane Katrina left in its after math far-reaching
economic, environmental, social, and political
effects.
 It was the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded.
What number of year was your storm in
the Atlantic basin? What number
hurricane of the year was your storm?
10.THE NUMBER OF YEAR WAS AT THE
1 2 TH I N 2 0 0 5 .
Did your hurricane create a
recorded storm surge?
11.IT PRODUCED THE HIGHEST STORM
SURGE EVER RECORDED ON THE US COAST
AN ASTONISHING 27.8 FEET AT PASS
CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI.
Was there a mandatory or voluntary
evacuation instituted for your
hurricane?
12.YES MANDATORY EVACUATION WAS
INSTITUTED.
Name the other three stages that storms
pass through on their way to becoming
hurricane`s. and next to each, record the
minimum wind speed.
Same thing for the other
section.
 13.Tropical WAVE-25
 13.TROPICAL
MPH.
DEPRESSION-38
MPH.
HOW FAST DO A STORM`S WIND
HAVE TO BE (IN MPH) BEFORE IT IS
CONSIDERED A HURRICANE
(CATEGORY 1)?
13.A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WINDS ARE
FROM 74 TO 95 MPH.
FOR HURRICANES TO FORM OVER
TROPICAL WATERS, THE WATERS
TEMPURATURE MUST BE AT LEAST ----- OF
14.80 DEGRESS.
What is the name for the hurricane force which causes the
most deaths during a storm?
 15.The name is storm surge.
In a land-falling hurricane, tornado are most likely to occur
on the (right, left) side of the central eye.
 16.Occur on the right side of the central eye.
What is the name given to the part of the hurricane
where the strongest winds are located?
 17.The eye wall.
Discuss possible safeguards that should be taken near coastal
cities if/when a hurricane is approaching.
 18.prepare an evacuation plan and be ready to leave
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accommodations if necessary.
If you are in a vacation rental property of hotel ask
property management upon arrival about possible
safe places.
Monitor local media and prepare to leave in the
event of an evacuation order.
When a hurricane is approaching, store food and
water for a few days.
Bear in mind that some roads, airports, and hotels
may close if a hurricane approaches.