2. My life story starting from where I was born.....The Equatorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

3. My life began when I formed in the warm equatorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean. I was first named a Tropical Depression at 11˚N latitude and 37˚W longitude. At the time my winds were around 57mph and the water temperature was 73˚F.

4. As the waters warmed to 77˚F, I became stronger. When I reached 20˚N latitude and 59˚ W longitude, my winds exceeded 69 mph, so they upgraded me to a Tropical Storm.

5. With wind speeds reaching 80mph I grew to a Category 1 hurricane. My location at this time was 26˚N latitude and 68˚W longitude. The water temperatures were around 80˚F. They gave me the name HURRICANE GEORGE

6. Since the water temperatures continue to get warmer, I continue to get stronger. Now that my wind speed has grown from 80mph to 97mph I was upgraded to a Category 2. I'm at 25.5˚N latitude and 72˚ W longitude and capable of destroying roofs and windows.

7. As I zero in on the southern coast of Florida I have gained a tremendous amount of strength. With water temperatures greater than 83˚F my wind speeds have reached 145mph. Since I am located at 25.4˚N latitude and 77˚W longitude, the people of Florida better watch out!! As a newly crowned Category 4, I can do extensive building damage. Miami beach here I come!!

8. As I began to hit Florida I was at 26˚N latitude and 81.6˚W longitude with water temperatures of 84˚F. Winds were reaching 144mph.

9. I begin to hit Florida with all of my strength with wind speed of up to 149mph and wind surges of up to 17ft. I reach up to about the middle of Florida when I decide to go back to the waters because I'm downgrading. I destroyed everything in my path. Hurricane George

11. After hitting Florida I downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane. My location is 26˚N latitude and 85˚W longitude with winds of 121mph. Water temperatures raise to 86˚F.

12. Due to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico I quickly upgraded to a Category 4. The water temperature is 87˚F. I'm located at 27˚N latitude and 88˚W longitude. The winds are 154mph and are continuing to grow at this point.

13. I grew to a Category 5 hurricane and plan to hit Louisiana. My winds are 183mph. My location at this point is 28.8˚N latitude 90.7˚W longitude. Water temperature are 87˚F.

14. I hit Louisiana and traveled all the way up to West Virginia as began to die out. My wind surge was 27ft. My location was 38˚N latitude and 83˚W longitude when I died.

15. The damage to Louisiana is estimated at $1 billion.

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