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Hurricane Emily
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HURRICANE KATRINA
Formed August 23, 2005
Dissipated August 31, 2005
Highest wind speed: 175 mph (152 kts)
Fatalities: 1,836
Damage: $81.2 billion
The costliest Atlantic Hurricane in history
The sixth strongest Atlantic hurricane on record
The third strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States
HURRICANE EMILY
Formed July 10, 2005
Dissipated July 21, 2005
Highest wind speed: 160 mph (139 kts)
Fatalities: 15
Damage: $550 million
The strongest hurricane ever to form before August
The earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin
Paige Terry
October 14, 2014
Relative Pathway and Strengths of Hurricanes Katrina and Emily
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Tropical Storm
Hurricane, Category 5
Hurricane, Category 4
Hurricane, Category 3
Hurricane, Category 1
Hurricane, Category 2