Hurricanes By: Alexis Valko. What are Hurricanes? A hurricane is: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots.

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Hurricanes By: Alexis Valko

What are Hurricanes? A hurricane is: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a knots

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina happened in They say it was the worst hurricane in History. It caused more damage than any other hurricane ever reported. It became a category five with winds its highest winds at 175mph. This hurricane kept up for 7 days causing more and more damage as it went along.There were 1836 deaths and 705 people missing from this storm.

Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan happened in 2004, a lot of hurricanes happened that year but this one was the strongest in the 2004 hurricane season! It highest wind was 165 mph. It did eventually become a category 5. This hurricane caused us in the United States to get a lot of rain and cause a lot of dangerous flooding. This hurricane lasted for twenty- three days.

Hurricane Charley Hurricane Charley happened in Its highest wind was 150 mph. It became a category 4 but is was a very strong category 4 hurricane. Charley lasted for six days and hit Florida as its fist landfall. All the areas it effected were Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, South Carolina & North Carolina.

Hurricane Gustav Hurricane Gustav happened in 2008 & lasted for 10 days. Its highest winds were 150 mph. This hurricane caused 10 areas to be effected. There $6.61 billion in damage from the single hurricane! This hurricane eventually became a category 5 and it was very powerful. The eye of the storm was almost right over the edge of Florida.

Hurricane Ike The hurricane happened in 2008 and it lasted for 14 days! Its highest winds were 145 mph. $32 billion was how much damage it caused. !3 areas were effected by this storm. The highest category this storm was in was a category 4 hurricane. This was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States.

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