Brittney Hales

1. hurricanes By Brittney Hales

2. Hurricane dean Was a category 5 Hit in 2007 Total # of kills: 42 Strongest tropical cyclone August 11, 2007: becomes a tropical wave Became a tropical depression very quickly

3. Hurricane dean

4. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 Happened in 1992 Total # of kills: 65 Lasted 12 days Caused 38.1$ billion in damage

5. Hurricane Andrew

6. Hurricane Katrina Hit in 2005 Was a category 5 One of the top 5 deadliest hurricanes 1,836 people died because of Katrina Largest natural disaster in 2005

7. Hurricane Katrina

8. Wind speeds of hurricanes

9. Category 1 speed 75-95 mph

10. Category 2 speed 96-110 mph

11. Category 3 speed 111-130 mph

12. Category 4 speeds 131-155 mph

13. Category 5 speed 155 mph

14. How they form Hurricanes form over warm water They start as a tropical storm Then build up strength to become a hurricane

15. What it does Hurricanes cause major flooding They can uproot trees Tear houses apart And flip cars

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