1 Storm surge height: 27.8 feet, Pass Christian, MS. 2  Up to 80% of New Orleans was under water from flooding. 3  Hurricane Katrina began as a tropical depression near the southeastern Bahamas. 4  Hurricane Katrina weakened and became extratropical in the Ohio Valley.s Hurricane Katrina moved over the Gulf of Mexico, it turned north and strengthened into a category 5 hurricane with top sustained winds of 175 mph. Katrina was large in size and gererated a large wind field.
How to Make Non Alcoholic Blue Curacao. Blue curaÃ§ao is a liqueur that's made with laraha, an orange-like citrus fruit that grows on CuraÃ§ao (an island in the Caribbean). This liqueur is used as an ingredient in many alcoholic and n...
The Spanish eventually decided that Curacao, as well as Aruba and Bonaire were without much value, so in 1515 they forcibly deported the natives to work as slaves in the copper mines on the island of Hispaniola. In 1526, Juan de Ampies was appointed Spanish commander of the ABC Islands, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.