Hurricane Week has begun i'm writing this on Saturday,but this is meant for Sunday.
Hurricane Camille
Camille was the 2nd Catagory 5 hurricane to strike The U.S.A. during the 20th century.Camille also made landfall on the mouth of The Mississippi.Camille also holds the record for the strongest hurricane to make landfall worldwide with 190 mph winds also making the 4th strongest hurricane worldwide!Camille is also the ony hurricane to reach that intensity in The Atlantic Basi besides Allen.
Hurricane Iniki
Hurricane Iniki is the strongest known hurricane to strike Hawaii.Iniki formed during The El Nino of 1991 -1994.Iniki passed directly over Kaua'i.Iniki caused $2 billion dollars in damage and 6 deaths.Iniki was also one of the 2 major hurricanes to strike the U.S.A. during 1992.Iniki was also the first hurricane to hit Hawaii since 1982 and the major hurricane since 1959.The Central Pacific Hurricane Center failed to pass out tropical cyclone warnings and watches and it's amazing everything was okay during this terrible hurricane.
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Galveston Hurricane had an estimated 135 mph winds at landfall.It caused 6'000 deaths making it more than 3 x deadlier than Katrina!The Galveston Hurricane is the 3rd most deadliest hurricane in The Atlantic Basin and the deadliest hurricane to strike the U.S. Hurricane Mitch and a 1780 storm had more.Names include Galveston Hurricane,The Great Galveston Hurricane,The Galveston Flood,The Great Storm, and The 1900 Storm.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
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