Note written on side of van by Hurricane Katrina victims Gulfport Mississippi

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Note written by Hurricane Katrina victims Gulfport Mississippi Hurricane made landfall in Louisiana Mississippi on August 29 2005 Category 4 on landing The diameter of the storm was approximately 250 miles The eye 32 miles wide Significantly larger than most storms of its intensity Roughly twice as large as Camille Originated near the Bahamas as a tropical storm increasing to hurricane force off coast of Florida where landfall was made on the tip and then back out into the Gulf coast Maximum wind speeds were 175 mph Considered the most expensive natural disaster in United States history with total cost of storm estimated at 200 billion dollars Left approximately 500 000 homeless Over 1000 deaths attributed to the storm Hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa in the Southern Hemisphere

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Location: Gulfport Mississippi
Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
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