i say mississippi river because out of the whole north the missouri river and mississippi river are the west so they are the westward rivers but if yoyu pay close attion missouri not a option so mississippi river is the only options appalachian mountain the gulf of mexico is south
These acts as a natural barrier between the storms and acts as a wall of defense, the Katrina type 3 tropical storm which occurred on the Gulf of Florida and placed more than 4 lakh people.