Hurricane+Katrina+-+How+it+Began

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= = The monster storm Katrina raged ashore along the Gulf Coast Monday morning with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour, driving rain and huge battering waves, expected to top 28 feet in some locations. 2005 was a record breaking year for hurricanes. On average, a category 5 hurricane is expected only once every 3 years. During the 2005 season, however, the United States suffered through three category 5 hurricanes in just one year! Those hurricanes were Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Hurricane Katrina was such a strong storm because the warm water in the ocean and the air above it mixed, making it stronger and stronger. -Kimberly Roberts

 This storm hurricane Katrina was huge. It hit on August 29,2005. The waves were about 30 feet in the air and it entered as a catergory 3 the a catergory 5. the wind speed was 135mph that is strong winds it filpped cars over everthing was destroyed. This could have been stop but it was the governments fault. They didnt do nothing about it. Evetually the levies broke beacuse the water pressure was to strong. The whole city was flooded it was a disater! -Frank Kobryn

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**August 23 2005, Hurricane Katrina was formed as a tropical depression twelve over the southeastern Bahamas. The storm entered the Gulf of Mexico as a category 3 then into a category 5 in several hours. The Storm was a moving spiral going 140 mph; the storm was created by air pressure that was drop and sucked. The landfall was August 29, 2005. The dissipation was August 30, 2005. 9th Ward was damaged the most because there was a failure from the levies. -Whitley Kels** =====

During the massive storm called Katrina, which happened on August 29, 2005 many people lost their lives. The hurricane that was caused by the great winds and massive waters that occurred, many people say that what happened in New Orleans however could have been prevented if the levies were more secure. In which lots of people feel was not just a tragic event, but a crime on the government’s part. I feel as though coming down here, and engaging in the labor that we have been really helped me understand the storm and also understand and really get to know the people who were effected. -Nicole Hamilton

Hurricane Katrina was a storm that rapidly intensified after entering the Gulf, growing from a Category 3 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane in just nine hours. This rapid growth was due to the storm's movement over the "unusually warm" waters of the Loop Current, which increased wind speeds. Hurricane Katrina reached a Category 3 intensity, becoming the third major hurricane of the season. An eyewall replacement cycle caused the storm to nearly double in size. Katrina again rapidly intensified, attaining Category 5 status on the morning of August 28 and reached its peak strength at 1:00 p.m that day, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbar. -Victor Fernandez

According to several researchers and colleagues at George Mason University, the concentration of greenhouse gases, caused Katrina to grow from a category 1 hurricane to a maximum category 5 hurricane. The sea surface tempearatures also helped fuel the storm. The warmer the temperature is, the stronger the winds are. Satellites stated that the temperature of the sea from August 25-30th were 82 degrees farenheit. By the time it reached Louisiana coast on 29 August it had picked up so much moisture and strong winds, causing major devastation to New Orleans especially. A few days later the levies were so weak, they could not withstand the water pressure anymore causing them to burst! Causing even more damage than what Katrina has done. The winds were around 145 mph! According to katc.com Near Lake Ponchartain, entire neighborhoods of one-story homes were flooded up to 20 feet of water the roofs.An estimated -40,000 homes were flooded just east of New Orleans.

-Tiffany Cedano