1. hurricanes
By Brittney Hales

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