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.
Fortunately, Katrina weakened a little before it hit the coast. In the early hours of August 28, Katrina hit the coast as a category three hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana. Katrina then went back over the sea for a few hours before it made its third and final cross over land as a hurricane near the Louisiana/Mississippi border. Hurricane Katrina maintained hurricane intensity well into Mississippi. So now you know when Hurricane Katrina hit. Now letâs look at four facts about Hurricane Katrina. Four Facts about Hurricane Katrina Fact 1: The official death toll of Hurricane Katrina stands at 1,836. However, there are still 705 people classified as missing.