Wet & Wild Weather
This abnormal rise of seawater is pushed ashore by a hurricane's winds.
What is storm surge?
Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans made this rum drink famous, named for its lamp-shaped glass.
What is a Hurricane?
Storm chasers pursue tornadoes across Oklahoma in this 1996 film, which got a 2024 sequel.
What is Twister?
In the western Pacific, a hurricane goes by this name.
What is a typhoon?
FEMA suggests storing this many gallons of water per person, per day.
What is one gallon?
The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flies into storms under this nickname.
Who are the Hurricane Hunters?
This thick stew starts with a dark roux and may include okra or filé.
What is gumbo?
The Hurricanes play football for this university in Coral Gables.
What is the University of Miami?
A tropical depression earns a name when it strengthens into this, with winds of 39 mph or more.
What is a tropical storm?
Never run one of these indoors or in a garage, because of carbon monoxide.
What is a generator?
The Hurricane Hunters are based at Keesler Air Force Base in this Mississippi city.
What is Biloxi?
Cajun cooking's "holy trinity" is onion, celery and this.
What is bell pepper?
Ororo Munroe, the weather-controlling X-Men hero, goes by this code name.
Who is Storm?
In the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, the same storm is called this.
What is a cyclone?
Finish the National Weather Service slogan: "Turn Around, Don't ___."
What is Drown?
The National Weather Service's storm surge model goes by this five-letter acronym.
What is SLOSH?
On Mobile Bay, this rare summer event sends crabs, shrimp and flounder swarming to the shoreline.
What is a jubilee?
George Clooney captained the doomed Andrea Gail in this 2000 film
What is The Perfect Storm?
The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to this date.
What is November 30?
Emergency kits should hold enough food and water for at least this many days.
What is three days?
Katrina's 27.8-foot storm surge, the highest on record in the U.S., was measured in this Mississippi town.
What is Pass Christian?
Created at Bayley's restaurant near Mobile, this chilled dish is lump crabmeat, onion, oil and vinegar.
What is West Indies salad?
Bob Dylan's 1975 song "Hurricane" is about this boxer.
Who is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter?
The National Hurricane Center's familiar forecast graphic of where the storm's center may go.
What is the cone of uncertainty?
Just this much rushing water can carry away most cars.
What is about 12 inches (one foot)?