Hurricane Katrina

  • San Francisco Earthquake

    San Francisco Earthquake
    -The earthquake struck the coast of Northern California.
    -Northern California got struck at 5:12 on a wednesday
    -Several fires broke out in the city that lasted for several days.
  • Intensity

    Intensity
    -Shaking intesnsity noted in Lawson's report was the clear correlation of intensity owith underlying geologic conditions.
    -Areas situated in sediment-filled valleys sustained stronger shaking near bedrock sites.
    -The strongest shakings occured in aeas of former bay where earthquake liquifaction had occured
  • Originated Interaction

    Originated Interaction
    -Katrina originated in the bahamas.
    -Caused by an interaction of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten.
  • Intensified Traveling

    Intensified Traveling
    -The new depression intensified to the Tropical Storm Katrina
    -The cyclone headed westward toward florida
    -The cyclone strengthened into a hurricane only 2 hours before making landfall Hallandale beach.
  • Hurricane Traveling

    Hurricane Traveling
    -Katrina emerged to the gulf of mexico and began to rapidly deepen.
    -The storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico.
    -Afterwards Katrina weakened before making its second landfall as Category 3 hurricane pn August 29 in southeast Louisiana