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They were two different storms. Betsy hit The Gulf coast of the United States on September 11, 1965. Katrina hit the Gulf coast on August 29, 2005.
The major damage was by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and by Hurricane Betsy in 1965. Earlier storms hit in 1909, 1915, 1947, and 1956, flooding smaller areas. Major storms that affected New Orleans between 1965 and 2013 included: Camille (hit Gulf Coast 1969) Georges (1998) Ivan (2004 - major evacuation) Cindy (July 2005 - major power outages) Rita (September 2005 - reflooded Katrina areas) Gustav (2008) Isaac (2012)
Hurricane Katrina was far worse than Ike. Compare the statistics: Hurricane Katrina killed 1,836 people and caused $105 billion in damage. Hurricane Ike killed 103 and caused $37 billion in damage.
hurricane katrina location #1 mississippi's biloxi /diamond head/ waveland/mosspoint/pascagoula/oceansprings/and all surrounding area's basically the whole state but mostly the bottom and middle. new orleans had the most deaths but mississippi had way more of the storms power the quadrant hit it
Hurricane Katrina: Generated in the Bahamas and traveled across southern Florida, causing some flooding. Then, it moved towards the Gulf of Mexico, causing severe damage. About 80% of New Orleans was destroyed. Hurricane Charley: Generated in a weeks time, this hurricane got up to speeds of 150mph. Charley hit mostly the Caribbean Islands. But, also headed towards Florida, destroying homes, property and killing many. Hurricane Hugo: Developed from groups of thunderstorms from the African Coast. Traveled to the Atlantic Ocean, speeds up to 120 mph. In the end, it also covered Puerto Rico and South Carolina.
There is not single data as Hurricane Katrina lasted for about a week. The storm first formed on August 23, 2005 and became a hurricane on August 25 just before striking Florida. Katrina made its most devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast on August 29. The remnants of Katrina were absorbed by another storm system on August 31.
by date - top12 1919 Key West 1926 Miami 1928 Okeechobee 1935 Florida Keys 1960 Hurricane Donna 1964 Hurricane Cleo 1965 Hurricane Betsy 1992 Hurricane Andrew 2004 Hurricane Francis 2004 Hurricane Jeanne 2005 Hurricane Katrina 2009 Hurricane Wilma
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Hurricane Betsy was a category 4 hurricane that hit the American Gulf Coast in 1965. The estimated damage was over 1 million dollars.
Hurricane was a category 4 hurricane in September, 1965. It first hit land in the Bahamas before reaching Florida and up the East Coast.
it was category 4.
The word, the French spelling of an Indian name, is pronounced "CHOO-tah-kah-BUH-fuh", or locally as "CHOO-tah-kah-buff". The Tchoutacabouffa river is in southern Mississippi and flows through part of Biloxi, a Gulf Coast town devastated by Hurricane Betsy in 1965, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.