Hurricane Katrina formed as Tropical Depression Twelve over the south-eastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005 as the result of an interaction of a tropical wave and the remains of Tropical Depression Ten. The system was upgraded to tropical storm status on the morning of August 24 and at this point, the storm was given the name Katrina. The tropical storm continued to move towards Florida, and became a hurricane only two hours before it made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida on the morning of August 25.
An eye wall replacement cycle disrupted the intensification, but 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. CDT that day, with maximum sustained winds of 280 km/h.
Geography
Looking at the geography of New Orleans it is obvious that they are very vulnerable to Hurricanes. Every year they have a 'Hurricane Season'. Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina took them by surprise, as they are just used to small hurricanes that cause minimal damage. They made a crucial mistake of underestimating Hurricane Katrina's capability.
With miles of waterfront in three directions, New Orleans is partly peninsular. The heart of the city spreads around a curve of the Mississippi River—source of the nickname "Crescent City"—while edging Lake Pontchartrain on the north. Lake Pontchartrain connects to Lake Borgne, a broad opening to the Gulf of Mexico. Lakes, marshlands, and bayous extend from the city in all directions.
On the 25 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit as a Category 1 hurricane and struck southern Florida. As it strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico it became a Category 4. By the 29 August it reached and hit New Orleans, the rest of Louisiana and Mississippi as a Category 5 hurricane.
It strengethed over the Gulf of Mexico because the wind shear in the hurricane was very low, and the temperatures very high, resulting in a very rapid strengthening cycle. Hurricane Katrina was more disastrous as not only did she bring fast moving winds and heavy rain, she sat in the one place at Mississippi for an entire day.
Hurricane Katrina formed as Tropical Depression Twelve over the south-eastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005 as the result of an interaction of a tropical wave and the remains of Tropical Depression Ten. The system was upgraded to tropical storm status on the morning of August 24 and at this point, the storm was given the name Katrina. The tropical storm continued to move towards Florida, and became a hurricane only two hours before it made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida on the morning of August 25.
An eye wall replacement cycle disrupted the intensification, but 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. CDT that day, with maximum sustained winds of 280 km/h.
Geography
Looking at the geography of New Orleans it is obvious that they are very vulnerable to Hurricanes. Every year they have a 'Hurricane Season'. Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina took them by surprise, as they are just used to small hurricanes that cause minimal damage. They made a crucial mistake of underestimating Hurricane Katrina's capability.
With miles of waterfront in three directions, New Orleans is partly peninsular. The heart of the city spreads around a curve of the Mississippi River—source of the nickname "Crescent City"—while edging Lake Pontchartrain on the north. Lake Pontchartrain connects to Lake Borgne, a broad opening to the Gulf of Mexico. Lakes, marshlands, and bayous extend from the city in all directions.
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On the 25 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit as a Category 1 hurricane and struck southern Florida. As it strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico it became a Category 4. By the 29 August it reached and hit New Orleans, the rest of Louisiana and Mississippi as a Category 5 hurricane.
It strengethed over the Gulf of Mexico because the wind shear in the hurricane was very low, and the temperatures very high, resulting in a very rapid strengthening cycle. Hurricane Katrina was more disastrous as not only did she bring fast moving winds and heavy rain, she sat in the one place at Mississippi for an entire day.
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Geography
Looking at the geography of New Orleans it is obvious that they are very vulnerable to Hurricanes. Every year they have a 'Hurricane Season'. Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina took them by surprise, as they are just used to small hurricanes that cause minimal damage. They made a crucial mistake of underestimating Hurricane Katrina's capability.
With miles of waterfront in three directions, New Orleans is partly peninsular. The heart of the city spreads around a curve of the Mississippi River—source of the nickname "Crescent City"—while edging Lake Pontchartrain on the north. Lake Pontchartrain connects to Lake Borgne, a broad opening to the Gulf of Mexico. Lakes, marshlands, and bayous extend from the city in all directions.
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Looking at the geography of New Orleans it is obvious that they are very vulnerable to Hurricanes. Every year they have a 'Hurricane Season'. Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina took them by surprise, as they are just used to small hurricanes that cause minimal damage. They made a crucial mistake of underestimating Hurricane Katrina's capability.
With miles of waterfront in three directions, New Orleans is partly peninsular. The heart of the city spreads around a curve of the Mississippi River—source of the nickname "Crescent City"—while edging Lake Pontchartrain on the north. Lake Pontchartrain connects to Lake Borgne, a broad opening to the Gulf of Mexico. Lakes, marshlands, and bayous extend from the city in all directions.
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