Hurricane Katrina

Cody Gabriel
September 24. 2007
Reading 0001
Mon, Wen, Fri. Classes
Book Report
Science
Hurricane Katrina


Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in history of the United States. The hurricane became a category one when it came to Florida. Many people living in the area were unaware when Katrina strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane in one day and struck south Florida near the Miami-dada Broward county line. The hurricane struck between the cities of Aventura in Miami Dade County in 2005. As a tropical storm forming in to a category one hurricane made me think as the storm pass through Florida I knew Katrina was a storm I feared the most. The sixth strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third strongest hurricane on record that made landfall in the United States. Some people in the class can reminisce about the last strongest hurricane Andrew as a child.
Katrina caused devastation along my neighborhood. Most sever loss of life and property damage occurred in New Orleans and Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh tropical storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and second category five hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. Katrina was the biggest storm that struck Florida. The category five hurricane killed many people and made a lot of people home less. The after effects and how we had to live. Miami Dade County had damages from left to right. How it affected me and my life.
In conclusion Katrina is estimated to have been responsible for 81.2 billion dollars in damage, making U.S. history. Reading from Katrina stories on the new and reading about it made me think again I’m very happy to have made it through that hard time. If I can change this experience I would.