This tornado was formed along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi. It hit Louisiana and Mississippi on May 6‚ 1840. this tornado was an EF-5‚ that is the highest category in fastest tornadoes.this storm was in between 261-318 miles per hour. The tornado killed 317 people and injured 109 others. The damage cost about 1 billion dollars to repair all of the homes and buildings that were destroyed during the tornado. This was a horrible disaster but not
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essay will explain how you can properly prepare yourself for a category 5 storm. First‚ you should buy enough supplies to support you and your family for one to two weeks possibly without power. You should buy your supplies well in advance in order to have an abundance of materials. According to Rick Knabb‚ the Director of the National Hurricane Center‚ “If you wait until the hurricane is on your doorsteps‚
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tornado. Before a tornado‚ we should listen to the radio‚ news and watch for any signs of tornados. We should also know the sirens in our town. Next we should be prepared and know where to go for a tornado like a safe room‚ this should be a basement‚ storm cellar or an interior room on the
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condensation. Hurricanes are a large spinning mass of rotating winds‚ the winds reach more than 75 miles per hour. The tropical storms are usually in ocean areas called basins. These basins include the Atlantic Ocean‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and the Caribbean Sea. The largest hurricanes usually happen from August to October. May always has the least amount of hurricanes. These tropical storms are measured by how dangerous it is‚ amount of people killed‚ duration‚ and the wind speeds. They measure
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how many days this wind of dust took over us. In march presidant FDR made pa sign somethin but a month later he died from dust nemona since he wudn listen to ma wen she kept tellin him “Moses Jonathan Beauregard get yer ass back in here before that storm from the devil eats ya!” doc had to stay wid us til the wind was soft enough for him to run his chubby self back into his 1930 blackhawk that had dust in the back seats. he told us pa had a lot of dust in his breating sacks i don no wat ther cald lugs
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The plot of the story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin is a conventional everyday plot. The story would not be so interesting if it weren’t for the last line of the story; "So the storm passed and everyone was happy." What did she mean by the closing line? My interpretation of the story is that she meant the rocky part of both Calixta and Alcee’s marriage had passed along with the storm. Both Alcee and Calixta cheated on their spouse‚ however‚ they both knew that when the stor was over they would
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genderless baby: The Case of Storm Stocker Raising a family of three children is no easy feat to begin with‚ and the Stocker family of Toronto‚ Ontario has made one decision regarding their new baby that will hardly make it any easier. Mrs. Stocker gave birth to her third child on new years day of 2011‚ and accompanying the proud new parents e-mail to friends and families announcing the baby’s birth‚ was a rather controversial statement; "We ’ve decided not to share Storm ’s sex for now -- a tribute
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Olivia Ince “The impact of tropical storms Katrina and Nargis were beyond the scope of government to manage effectively” Discuss. Tropical storms have different names depending on their location i.e.‚ in North America and the Caribbean they are known as hurricanes whereas in India and Bangladesh they are known as cyclones. There are various factors which need to be in place for a tropical storm to occur including sea temperatures to be over 27ºC to provide a source of energy‚ warm water extending
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houses‚ cars‚ and other dangerous things. Also water levels will rise to 7 feet above sea level. This hurricane is category 5! And just 2 and a half weeks ago it was a category 1‚ imagine that‚ right after words‚ but five times worse! However‚ the storm might not be as severe as we are expecting it to be. So if it’s
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Hurricanes vs Tornados Which is worse Hurricanes or Tornados? Which one is larger‚ Which one has stronger wind speeds? Which one has a longer lifespan? These and more interesting facts will be included‚ so sit back and relax. You will find out which is worse‚ what tornado has caused the most damage and which hurricane has killed the most people. To begin‚ the average amount of tornados that affect the US in one year is 1300. However‚ according to source 4‚"5 hurricanes make landfall in
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