Characteristics of Hurricanes
Hurricanes bring lots of ______ that can causing flooding inland.
Rain
The month and day hurricane season officially begins.
June 1
Hurricanes are ranked on a scale of ___ to ____.
1 to 5
In what order are storms named?
alphabetical
The inner most part of the hurricane where it is calm
The eye
The month and day hurricane season officially ends.
November 30
Tropical cyclones are classified by their maximum ________ _________.
wind speed
Names are reused every how many years
six
The second layer of the hurricane where most of the damage occurs
eye wall
Peak season runs mid August through which month?
August
Wind speeds must be _____ mph to be categorized as a hurricane.
74 mph
Deadly or costly storm names can be ___________.
retired
The most dangerous part of the hurricane that can affect people up to 100 miles inland
storm surge
The average number of hurricanes per year
6 hurricanes
A major storm has wind speeds at or higher than ____ mph.
111 mph
In what year did we start naming storms?
1950
The direction in which hurricanes rotate.
counter-clockwise
Name the two storms that have already developed before hurricane season has even started this year.
Alfred and Bertha
Name the scale used to classify hurricanes.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
If we run out of names like we did in 2005, what do we use?
The Greek alphabet