Instead, letâs express these unique differences as a vector: 1  The size of the cross product is the numeric âamount of differenceâ (with sin(theta) as the percentage) 2  The direction of the cross product is based on both inputs: itâs the direction orthogonal to both (i.e., favoring neither)
Main Content. Hurricane Katrina was a long-lived hurricane that made landfall three times along the United States coast and reached Category 5 at its peak intensity. The storm initially developed as a tropical depression in the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005. Two days later, it strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane a few hours before making its first landfall between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach, Florida.
A brief review of the Katrina hurricane of 2005: On 2005-AUG-25, Katrina, as a Category 1 hurricane, struck south Florida. It strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico to Category 4. It hit New Orleans, the rest of Louisiana, and Mississippi on AUG-29. As of OCT-04, the search for victims of Katrina ended. One estimated total death toll that were directly caused by the hurricane in Louisiana was 964. In addition, many more died indirectly because of the hurricane. Mississippi's death toll was 221.