Hurricanes
What months do hurricanes happen?
August - October
blinding snow storms with winds of
at least 35 miles per hour and low temperatures, 20 degrees fahrenheit or lower.
Blizzards
What are the two major hurricanes that we have spoken about?
Katrina and Sandy
The small area of clear weather at the center of a Hurricane
The eye of the hurricane
What predicts that a storm might happen in the near future.
Winter Watch
Where did Katrina and Sandy occur?
New Orleans and New York
a tropical low pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 120 km/hour or more (strong enough to uproot trees)
Hurricane
What predicts that a storm is coming in the next 1-2 days?
Name a safety tip for a hurricane?
Stay inside
Stay away from poles and metal
Prepare food beforehand
When a hurricane forms over the Indian Ocean it is known as?
Typhoon
Huge mass of water that is pushed onto land because of strong winds
Storm Surge
Uprooting
Flooding
Distruction of certain building through flooding
What forms near the equator at a low pressure system that has winds that blow at 65/km per hour
Tropical Storms
How many categories are there for a hurricane?
5
What pressure system is a hurricane and winter storm?
Low pressure system