Compare And Contrast Hurricane Harvey And Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey destroyed the coasts of Texas and Louisiana/Mississippi through their strong wind speeds and their incredibly strong storm surge that flooded the entre cities of Houston, TX and New Orleans, Louisiana. Although Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey hit different parts of the coast, they are both extremely similar due to their high storm surges and the massive flooding they produced and the high total damage that they racked up. In the early hours of August 29, 2005, a category three hurricane named Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans with wind speeds of up to one hundred and forty miles per hour and a storm surge of twenty-seven point eight feet that completely