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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Port Arthur and Hurricane Danny Facts
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Port Artur:
(1) Port Arthur is located at the western bank of Sabine Lake.
(2) It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell in the late 19th centery.
(3) About 60% of the population is black.
(4) The climit is much like ours but warner in the winter.
(5) They are in the begining stages of an economic boom.
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Hurricane Danny:
(1) It formed in the western cribbiean.
(2) It was named a tropical storm in the suthern gulf of mexico.
(3) The hurricane caused wide spred flooding.
(4) Also it caused much damage to many homes.
(5) Over all it caused between $50-$100 million in damage.
port arthur-
1. named after Arthur E. Stilwell
2. 1914- voted largest port in US
3. 60% of population is black
4. Climate is much like ours
5. Home of 3 major refineries
Hurricane Danny-
1. Highest gusts got up to 95 mph
2. Caused major floods
3. tropical cyclone
4. Hurricane in gulf of mexico
5. 50-100 million dollars in damage
1. named after Arthur E. Stilwell
2. About 60,000 people live there
3. 60% of population is African American
4. Climate is much like ours
5. Home of 3 major refineries
1. Highest gusts got up to 95 mph
2. Caused major floods
3. The hurricane hit on july 15TH
4. Hurricane in gulf of mexico
5. 100 million dollars in damage
PORT ARTHER:
1. largest oil refinary
2. Big air polution problem
3. It was hit by Hurricane Rita as well.
4. It is located in South East Texas.
5. There are 57,755 people in Port Arther according to the 2000 cencus.
HURRICANE DANNY:
1. It hit in 1985
2. Developed on the west coast of Africa
3. Hit Louisiana in the mid-day.
4. Also hit Virginia
5. Stopped in the ocean over by Maine.
City Facts:Its in Jefferson County
Its population is 57,755 by the 2006 census 60% of the city is African-Americans. Blacks hispanics and vietnamese live there
Area Code is-409
Hurricane Facts:Category 1 95mph winds 50-100million dollars in damage.Caused Floods hit July 17th
Hurricnae Danny
-occured in 1985
-hit the boarder of Texas and Louisiana
-the damage created costed between 50 and 100 million dollars
-had sustained winds of 80 mph
-caused widespread costal flooding
-two direct casualties
Port Arthur
-once had the largest oil refinery network in the world
-as of 2000, the population was 57,755 people
-has a large air polution problem
-was hit by Rita in 2005
-Is 90 miles east of Houston
1.in 1985
2.It passed over southern Louisiana
3.It reached the tropical storm strength on July 14
4.It was the 4th storm that was named of the season
5.Danny went northeast and through the gulf of mexico
1.In Texas
2.Port Arthur is named after Arthur E. Stilwell
3.The Tasman Peninsula in port arthur use to be a convict settlement.
4.During the 2006 census port arthur and the area that surrounded it had 499 people.
5.In port arthur there was a massacre where 35 people died and 37 were wounded.
5 facts about Port Arthur
1. The city had a total population of 57,755
2. Port Arthur also has a significant air pollution problem that some believe has an impact on the health of its residents
3. Once the center of the largest oil refinery network in the world
4. Port Arthur is located on the western bank of Sabine lake
5. In the jefferson county
5 factors for Hurricane Danny
1. Highest gusts got up to 95 mph
2. Caused major floods
3. 100 million dollars in damage
4. It hit in 1985
5. Caused considerable damage
5 facts about Port Arhtur:
~90 miles east of Houston on the gulf coast of Texas
~By 1914, it was the 12th largest port in the U.S.
~About 60,000 people live there
~Named after Arhtur E. Stilwell
~Home of 3 major refineries
5 facts about Hurricane Danny:
~Occurred in 1985
~3rd hurricane in the 1985 season
~caused 39-47 tornadoes and flash flooding across the United States Gulf Coast and Southeastern United States
~caused $100 million in damage
~reached 80 mph
1 Port Arthur is located in Texas.
2 It has a mardi gras celibration.
3 It is 90 miles east of Houston.
4 It has a population of 60,000.
5 It was founded in 1895
1 Hurricane Danny occured in 1997
2 It was a very slow hurricane.
3 It nearly stopped when it hit land.
4 It developed in a none tropical system.
5 There were two very different predictions on which path Danny would take.
port arthur
1.Arthur E. Stilwell, at age 34 a legendary pioneer in the fields of insurance, transportation and finance.
2.a landlocked harbor, safe from the most devastating storms.
3.founded in 1898
4.By 1957, Port Arthur was known as the center of the world’s prosperous oil refining industry.
5.it is home to over 150 churches
hurricane danny
1.the 1997 hurricane season was one of the weakest on record.
2.Danny developed near the Gulf Coast from a non-tropical system.
3.It was extremely slow moving and stalled when it hit land.
4.Danny actually formed from an upper air disturbance that drifted southward from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico in mid July.
5.Danny strengthened to a minimal hurricane on the 18th just before crossing the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans.
5 hurricane danny facts
1.90 mph winds
2. up to 100 million dollars in damage
3.caused flooding
4.it was in 1985
5. it almost died when it hit land
Port Arthur
1. it was founded in the 19th century
2. Its in Texas
3. It's in Jefferson County
4. population of 57,755
5. was once the center of the largest oil refinery in the world
Port Arthur
1. The port is the twelfth largest in the united states.
2. It used to be the center of the largest oil refinery network in the world.
3. It has a diverse population.
4. They have an air pollution problem.
5. It is on the western bank of Sabine lake.
Hurricane Danny
1.It developed in non-tropical areas on the gulf coast.
2. It wasn't a very large hurricane.
3. It was known about how much rain it got, not the wind.
4. It was a category 1 hurricane.
5. It caused 50-100 million dollars worth of damages.
Port Arthur
1. Western bank of Sabine Lake.
2.Golf cost of Texas
3.largest port in the U.S.A.
4.Edward Arthur Stilwell
5.Similar climate to ours.
Hurricane Danny:
1.tracked before it hit port arthur.
2.Up to 95 mph gusts of wind.
3.Passed over Louisiana
4.Caused major floods.
5.Also hit Virginia.
Galveston
1. Population is 57,446
2. Location Texas
3. Area is 209.3 sq mi
4. Record high temperature is 104 degress fahrinhight
5. Nickname is the aleander city
Hurricane Alicia
1. Formed August 15, 1983
2. Damage was 5.4 billion dollars
3. Had a *double eye*
4. A catagory 3 hurricane
5. 21 people died
Port Arthur
1. The population is 57,755
2. It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell
3.It's on sabine lake
4.It was once the center for the largest iol refinery in the us.
5. It's in texas.
Hurricane Danny
1. Hit in 1985
2. It hit the gulf of mexico
I couldn't find all that much on hurricane Danny.
1. Port Arthur is in Texas
2. It was named after Arthur Stillwell.
3. Its 90 miles from Houston
4. It has a population of about 60,000
5. Its found in Jefferson County
1. Hurricane Danny caused about $100 million dollars
2. Killed 3 people
3. It occured in 1985
4. It was catagory 1
5. caused a lot of floods
Hurricane Facts:
1) Caused over $100,000,000 worth of damage.
2) Was the most unusal tropical hurricane.
3) Tracked before hitting
4) Attained tropical storm on july 17.
5) 90 mph winds
Port Arthur:
1) On coast gulf coast
2) Pop. of 60,000 poeple
3) 90 miles away from Houstain
4) In Texas
5) Only 4 poeple were killed.
Port Arthur
1. 90 miles east of houstan located on the gulf coast.
2. located on the western bank of lake babine
3. it is a very large port in the southern part of texas
4. one of the largest oil refining areas in the us it has up to 600,000 barrels of oil a day.
5. port arthur has very bad air polution because of the oil refineries.
Hurricane danny
1. hurricane danny was a larger category one hurricane.
2. Danny formed in mid august in 1985.
3. Danny caused over 40 tornadoes after it made landfal as a category one hurricane.
4. Danny caused one hundred million dollars in damage on the texas coastline.
5. Danny fortunantely only cause three fatalities during the whole tome on land.
Port Aurthur
*Hit with a hurricane every 4.39 years
* Located on the western bank of sabine lake
*Founded by Wuther Edward Stilwell
* Currently Port Authur has a diverse population
*Port Authur affected by hurricane Rita had made landfall to the east of the city.
Hurricane Danny
* Danny formed near the Gulf Coast from a non-tropical system
*Formed an upper air disturbance that drifted southward from the Great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico in mid july
* Danny moved into the Mobile Bay 8 yous later from Alamba coastal waters
*Danny's legacy was rain and not wind!
* The second hurrican and fourth named storm of the season was Danny.
Hurricane Danny:
1. Hurricane Danny developed near the Gulf Coast, unlike other hurricanes.
2. Hurricane Danny was a Category 1 hurricane.
3. Hurricane Danny had more rain than wind.
4. Hurricane Danny began in July 1997.
5. Hurricane Danny formed in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
Port Arthur:
1. Port Arthur is located in Texas at 29.89861 degrees North latitude, and -93.92861degrees West longitude.
2. Port Arthur was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell.
3. Port Arthur is the birth place of the Dallas Cowboys Coach Jimmy Johnson.
4. Port Arthur's population is just around 60,000 people.
5. Port Arthur's coldest month is January, and its warmest month is in August.
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Port Arthur
1. The namesake of Arthur E. Stillwell
2. 90 miles past of Houston
3. On the gulf coast of Texas
4. Population is 60,000
5. In 1914 Port Arthur was voted the largest port in the U.S.A.
Hurricane Danny
1. Catagory 1 Hurricane
2. Formed Mid August
3. Formed August 12
4. 80 MPH
5. It formed 39-47 tornadoes
port Arthur
1.Found by Arthur E.Stilwell.
2.Located in Texas.
3.Has about 60,000.
4.Got hit by other hurricanes.
5.60% are african americans.
Hurrican Danny
1.95 mph
2.Cause some floods.
3.Cause alot of damages.
4.In the gulf of Mexico.
5.Started in 15 of aug.
Port Arthur:
1. Port arthur is on the edge of Texas and next to Louisiana.
2. Smaller place/People not as wealthy.
3. Normal weather in November is 68 degrees.
4. They ship a lot of cargo.
5. Good railroad system.
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Hurricane Danny
1. Danny formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
2. Went to Louisiana before going to Port Arthur.
3. Before the storm hit Louisiana, Louisiana got a lot of thunderstorms and rain.
4. At first winds were weak.
5. Danny got strong fast.
1. Port Arthur is named after Arthur Edward Stillwell
2. The population is about 60,000
3. Its in Jefferson county
4. It has a significant air pollution problem
5. It also got hit by hurricane Rita
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1. Danny had a peak wind speed of
nearly 90 mph
2. The lowest barometric pressure was 987 milibars
3. It caused $100 million in damage
4. Caused 39-47 tornados
5. The hurricane hit on august 15th
Port Arthur:
-about 60% of the pop. is Africain Americain
-in Texas, east of Houston
-located on the western bank of sabine lake
-home of 3 major refineries
-founded by Arthur Stilwell
Hurricane Danny:
-more wind than rain
-small hurricane, category 1
-rather than forming in the deep tropics, Danny developped near the Gulf Coast from a non-tropical system
-caused up to a 100 million in damage
-caused major flooding
Port Arthur:
1. 60% of the people are black
2. it is in the early stages of an economic boom
3. significant air pollution
4. hurricane rita also hit port arthur
5. it is on the western bank of sabine lake
Danny:
1. it caused flooding
2. caused $50-%100 million in damage
3. caused by 2 high pressure systems
4. it caused power outages and erosion
5. only hurricane to hit the us during the 1997 hurricane season
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