1. Chaos In The Gulf Of Mexico
Fort Lauderdale Hurricane
Chaos In The Gulf Of Mexico

2. Hurricane Statistics Year : 1947 Days : September 4th – 20th
Location : Bahamas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi
Wind Speeds : 145 mph
Size : Category 4

3. Casualties Florida : 17 people killed Gulf Coast : 34 people killed
51 people killed overall
Damage : Citrus crops in the Fort Pierce area
Low death rates due to advanced warnings & strict building codes

4. Structural Destruction
Path : Atlantic – Bahamas – Florida – Mississippi - Louisiana
Monetary Expenses : $110 Million ($11.72 Billion – today)
Houses Destroyed : 5,000
Buildings Destroyed : 3,500
Other Damage : Florida has 2 ft. of water in buildings for 6 weeks

5. Aftermath Federal State of Emergency – declared by President Truman
Governmental : 1,500 National Guard troops
International : Red Cross (40,000 shelters)
Developed the Central & Southern Florida Flood Control District
8 ft. levee erected in New Orleans (lakeside of Jefferson Parish)

6. Interesting Facts Also known as Hurricane George
1st and only major hurricane to strike Fort Lauderdale
September 15th : grew to a Category 4 status
121 mph sustained for 5 minutes
Storm tide reached 15.2 ft in Gulf Coast

7. Fort Lauderdale Hurricane Video

8. Literature Cited
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