Categories Of Hurricanes

Each year around 12 to 14 hurricanes occur in the United States. Hurricanes are natural disasters that form by the equator and can cause massive distruction.Hurricanes are not like other natural occurences that can be beautiful like volcanic lighting or the Northern lights. Hurricanes are very powerful winds that can kill thousand of people. They also put many people in poverty becasue they destroy many homes. The month of September, in 1928 the Okeechobee hurricane affected many areas, destroyed residents homes and killed many innocent people in the process of its destruction.

Hurricanes can range from different Categories, Category 1 being not that bad and 5 being the worst. The Okeechobee hurricane hit many places and the winds picked up

The Categories range from 1 to 5, with 5 being the worst. Hurricanes categories are determined by wind speeds (Abrams). Since Category 1 being the lowest category you would think that it would cause the least damage, but you would be wrong. In “What Do Hurricane Categories Actually Mean?” by Abigail Abrams she says, “ In a Category 1 hurricane, winds range from 74 to 95 mph. Falling debris could strike people, livestock and pets, and older mobile homes could be destroyed.” Then there is Category 2 and 3, which have higher wind speeds as Category 1. A Category 2 hurricane winds are between 96 and 110 mph and a Category 3 hurricane winds are between 111 to 129, which can both cause devastating damage (Abrams). A Category 4 and 5 hurricane is what the Okeechobee hurricane was placed in. A hurricane that is a Category 4 or 5 has the highest winds and the most damage. A Category 4 hurricane has a wind range from 130 to 156 mph and a Category 5 hurricane has a wind range from 157 mph or higher (Abrams). The strong winds that were produced by hurricane Okeechobee affected many

The places it affected were the Caribbean, Florida’s Atlantic coast, and Lake Okeechobee’s southern shore (Doup). Many towns were affected by the strong winds pushing in water. In “1928 - Okeechobee” by Liz Doup she writes, “In a matter of hours, towns from Clewiston to Canal Point -- home to 6,000 people -- were awash in a sea of disaster.” The people who lived in these areas lost there homes because of how strong the winds were. The affected areas were also destroyed by the winds. In “1928 - Okeechobee” by Liz Doup she writes, “Custard apple trees were uprooted and limbs torn lose. Houses crumbled, timber flew.” The hurricane lasted a couple of days so it traveled to different places during the time. It started September 6th and went to the 20th of September of 1928 (“1928 storm smashed dike,...”). From the hurricane the areas that were affected were also hit with a lot of