Hurricane Katrina
My middle name's Catastrophe, but... you call me Kat. ;)
About Me
Resides: Florida
Personality Traits:
My eye is my calm place; everything else around me is crazy. It's the center of my being. If I'm around, rain bands will appear around my eye, full of thunderstorms and heavy bursts of rain. When I near land, the rain bands gather up tornadoes that hang around me. I'm pretty popular with tornadoes while on land. Although these bands may seem rough, I'm calm between them.
Favorite Places to Visit:
- Texas
- Louisiana
- North/South Carolina
Dislikes/Fears:
I hate the dry climates; humid air is closer to my forte. Getting too close to land also isn't exactly enjoyable for me. Being on land takes me away from my power source, the ocean water and condensation.
Relationship History
- Known as Hurricane Isabel, I wasn't ready for a quick paced relationship. We took it slowly, but I was still organized. On September 1, 2003, I was around Africa. I caused 3 billion in damage and about 17 deaths. I had been the worst to attack Chesapeake Bay at the time, and was also nominated, The Most Catastrophic Hurricane of the Year, 2003. I won that award, proudly. I toppled trees and power lines, cutting power from over 4 million customers.
- Finally known worldwide as Katrina, I met some of the coastal U.S. states again. The slow paced relationship of last time was rather boring; I decided to speed things up a lot. I was in the Bahamian area on August 23, 2005. Causing approximately $75 billion, I was the most high-maintenance and costly girlfriend to the U.S. yet. :) Around 1200 deaths were recorded. I wrecked havoc on various Mississippi structures and other suburbs. Many stations were destroyed when I came around.
- Recently in 2008, I met the Caribbeans and the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. The humans knew me as Hurricane Ike. The first time I made land fall was September 8, in Cuba. I caused approximately $19.3 billion in property damage, Around 100 deaths were recorded collectively. I caused flooding, mud slides, and damaged property while in town. This was one of my longest relationships.
Ideal Date
- You will have warm waters of at least 78°F (26°C). If you're any colder, I will be very snotty and cold shouldered towards you. I may also become more tired and weaker.
- You have to be at least 5° latitude from the equator. I hate the equator; he's dreadful. I can't seem to spin as well while around him, which is essential to my movement and spreading of my beauty.
- You'd better be moist. I can't stand droughts either; ugh. Keep me away from droughts and the equator. They seem to take the power right out of me and I can't control myself around them.
- Don't worry about being unstable; I think it's cute. It helps me, and I love it. Having unstable conditions will help me spread.
- If you follow these tips, they might just get you to my heart - er - perhaps I should say eye. :) Hurricane humor. Sorry, you wouldn't understand.
Ending Note
Hopefully you learned about hurricanes after reading this cringy material... you're welcome. And sorry. And yes I realize the citations are really bad and won't get a hanging indent. :P "#dealwithit", Ms. Reyes. And yes, I'm calling you out. :)
References
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Sco, N. (n.d.). Hurricanes - Structure | State Climate Office of North Carolina. Retrieved February 26, 2017, from http://climate.ncsu.edu/climate/hurricanes/structure.php