Hurricane History
This Category 5 hurricane did massive damage to Mexico Beach, Panama City, and even the Tallahassee area in October 2018.
What is Hurricane Michael?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is used to describe the strength of sustained hurricane winds, has this many levels of categories.
What is 5?
A tornado is a tube of violently spinning air that reaches from the sky to the ground, giving it this famous shape?
What is a funnel? (Funnel cloud)
This essential item in your hurricane preparedness kit is useful to help you see around your house if the power goes out.
What is a flashlight?
This funnel cloud hazard, doesn't always occur during hurricanes but often does, usually in the rain bands of a hurricane farther away from the center of the storm.
What are tornadoes?
This Category 1 hurricane made a direct hit on the coastline south of Tallahassee in 2016 and caused power outages throughout the city for up to 2 weeks for some.
What is Hurricane Hermine?
This is the center of a hurricane, an area which typically has very calm winds and sometimes even lets sunshine through.
What is the eye?
What is a waterspout?
This important tool can be used to power appliance in your home after a storm, but should never be used inside the house to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
What is a generator?
This hazard is one most associated with hurricane and can cause trees to collapse and windows to shatter, which is why it is important to maintain trees if possible and board up windows if the hurricane is expected to be strong.
What are high winds? (or strong winds)
This Category 3 hurricane made its first landfall in the Florida Keys, but was made famous when it hit the city of New Orleans in 2005, causing large parts of the city to be completely underwater after the levees broke.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This is the strongest part of a hurricane, surrounding the calm center area of the storm.
What is the eye wall?
The Fujita Scale, which has categories to measure tornado strength, has this many categories.
What is 6? (F0-F5)
A bundle of emergency items, including food, water, and first aid items, are typically packed together as this, named for the usual length of time this bundle is needed after a storm.
What is a 72 hour kit?
This flood hazard, when rainwater comes down hard in a short amount of time, is common in hurricanes but can arise in a strong afternoon thunderstorm as well.
What is a flash flood?
What is Labor Day? (The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935)
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when it reaches this sustained wind speed?
What is 74 mph?
The Plains region of the United States (from Texas to North Dakota) is where most the world's tornadoes occur and is given this special nickname.
What is "Tornado Alley?"
Because electricity may be out at stores after a storm, it is important to have a little bit of this on hand in order to buy supplies you made need after a hurricane has already passed through.
What is cash?
This hazard, when water from the coast is pushed inland by strong hurricane force winds, is one of the deadliest parts of a hurricane
What is storm surge?
For many years, this Category 5 hurricane was considered the most devastating hurricane to ever hit the U.S., causing $25 billion in damage to the South Florida area when it landed the morning of August 24, 1992.
What is Hurricane Andrew?
Hurricanes that occur in the Pacific Ocean are called this.
What are typhoons?
If a tornado or funnel cloud has been sighted and is showing on radar, this special alert is given to the surrounding area and people should take cover.
What is a tornado warning?
If you live near the coast or in a flood prone area, your family should have this special plan, used for finding a new location to ride out or even avoid a storm.
What is an evacuation plan?
This hazard, when channeled currents of water are flowing away from the shore, isn't unique to hurricanes but can be made more dangerous from them, even if the hurricane is hundreds of miles away.
What is a rip current?