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Hurricane Janet facts for kids

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Hurricane Janet was a deadly hurricane in September 1955. She killed 687 people in the Caribbean and in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Janet peaked at Category Five strength: her winds reached the 175 mile per hour level. The name Janet was later retired.


Images for kids

  • Hurricane Janet Barograph Chetumal

    Graph of barometer readings in Chetumal

  • Corozal Town Damage Hurricane Janet

    Damage in Corozal Town

  • Tampico Flood Damage Hurricane Janet

    Helicopter observing flood damage in Tampico

  • NHA Rebuilding Barbados Neighborhood 1955

    Neighborhood being rebuilt in Barbados

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Huracán Janet para niños

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