Infamous Tropical Cyclones
Strongest of 2005
What was Hurricane Wilma
Winds 74 to 95 mph
What is a Category 1 hurricane
Retired in 2015
What was Hurricane Joaquin
Hurricane in this part of the Earth spin counter-clockwise
What is the Southern Hemisphere
The Great Storm of 1900 caused numerous deaths and mainly affected this city .
Galveston
First tropical storm to be retired
What was Tropical Storm Allison
Hurricane Sandy peaked at this intensity
What is a Category 3 hurricane
Retired in 2000
What was Hurricane Keith
This is a 1 to 5 rating base on a hurricane sustain speed.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
In 2004 this rare hurricane-related weather phenomenon occurred
Hit Honduras in 1998
What was Hurricane Mitch
Two hurricanes peaked at this intensity in 2001
What is a Category 4 hurricane
Retired in 2005
What was Hurricane Katrina
What is 1978
This project was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircrafts into them and seeding with silver iodide.
Stormfury
Second category 5 in 2017
What was Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Andrew was this intensity
What is a Category 5 hurricane
Retired in 1970
What was Hurricane Celia
This was the strongest hurricane ever recorded
What is Typhoon Tip
This sailor wrote the first known report of a hurricane in 1494
Christopher Columbus
Retired in 2019
What was Hurricane Dorian
In 1955 Hurricane Diane peaked at this intensity
What is a Category 2 Hurricane
Retired in 1969
What was Hurricane Camille
This was the deadliest cyclone in history
Bhola Cyclone
Hurricane never form at the Equator because they need this force to spin.
Coriolis Force