Hurricane Katrina Geography Worksheets Page 2
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Lab Activity: Hurricane Katrina
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SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
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Category
Pressure (millibars)
Wind (mph)
Storm Surge (feet)
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Tropical Depression
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< 39
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Tropical Storm
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39 - 73
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Category 1
> 979
74 - 95
4 - 5
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Category 2
965 - 979
96 - 110
6 - 8
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Category 3
945 - 964
111 - 130
9 - 12
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Category 4
944 - 920
131 - 155
13 - 18
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Category 5
< 920
> 155
> 18
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HURRICANE KATRINA DATA CHART
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Date / Time!
Latitude!
Longitude!
Wind Speed
Pressure!
Type and/or !
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(° N)
(° W)
(2005)
(mph)
(millibars)
Category Storm
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8/24 - 0000
23.4
75.7
30
1007
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8/24 - 1200
24.5
76.5
35
1006
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8/25 - 0000
26
77.7
45
1000
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8/25 - 1200
26.2
79
55
994
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8/26 - 0000
25.9
80.3
70
983
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8/26 - 1200
25.1
82
75
979
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8/27 - 0000
24.6
83.3
90
959
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8/27 - 1200
24.4
84.7
100
942
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8/28 - 0000
24.8
85.9
100
941
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8/28 - 1200
25.7
87.7
145
909
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8/28 - 1800
26.3
88.6
150
902
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8/29 - 0000
27.2
89.2
140
905
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8/29 - 1200
29.5
89.6
125
913
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8/30 - 0000
32.6
89.1
50
961
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8/30 - 1200
35.6
88
30
985
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8/31 - 0000
38.6
85.3
30
994
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