Hurricane Audrey facts for kids

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Hurricane Audrey was the most powerful June hurricane in the recorded history of the Atlantic since record keeping began. This storm struck Louisiana and Texas, killing more than 500. This hurricane was a very powerful Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

1950s
Carol • Edna • Hazel • Connie • Diane • Ione • Janet • Audrey
1960s
Donna • Carla • Hattie • Flora • Cleo • Dora • Hilda • Betsy • Inez • Beulah • Camille
1970s
Celia • Agnes • Carmen • Fifi • Eloise • Anita • David • Frederic
1980s
Allen • Alicia • Elena • Gloria • Gilbert • Joan • Hugo
1990s
Diana • Klaus • Bob • Andrew • Luis • Marilyn • Opal • Roxanne • Cesar • Fran • Hortense • Georges • Mitch • Floyd • Lenny
2000s
Keith • Allison (TS) • Iris • Michelle • Isidore • Lili • Fabian • Isabel • Juan • Charley • Frances • Ivan • Jeanne
Dennis • Katrina • Rita • Stan • Wilma • Dean • Felix • Noel • Gustav • Ike • Paloma
2010s
Igor • Tomas • Irene • Sandy • Ingrid • Erika (TS) • Joaquin


Images for kids

  • Hurricane Audrey 1957 Radar Animation

    Hourly radar image animation of Hurricane Audrey making landfall in Louisiana

  • Colored contoured map showing rainfall amounts as separate filled in contours. Reds and purples indicate higher rainfall totals, and yellower shades indicate lower rainfall totals. The path the storm took is indicated as a yellow line.

    Rainfall totals in the United States


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