Winds
Strong winds can cause these to form in the ocean.
Big waves
An abnormal rise in seawater levels during a storm is referred to by this name.
Storm surge
A hurricane also goes by this name.
Tropical Cyclone
Hurricanes can be as large as this many km across.
1000 km
Hurricane season starts in June and ends in this month.
November
Hurricanes that form in this hemisphere move clockwise.
Southern Hemisphere
Rainfall and damage from flooding.
This hurricane caused significant damage in Nova Scotia on September 29, 2003.
Hurricane Juan
Hurricanes rotate around this circular centre.
The eye
The Taino Native American word, Hurucane means this.
Evil spirit of the wind
Hurricanes that form in this hemisphere move counterclockwise
Northern Hemisphere
All hurricanes begin life in a warm moist atmosphere over these ocean waters.
Tropical
The first hurricane of the year is given this name.
The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened in this year.
1943
Every second a hurricane releases the energy of this many atomic bombs.
10
Hurricanes receive this when winds reach 74 mph
a name
A typical hurricane can dump this much rain in a region.
6" to 1 foot
In the Pacific ocean, hurricanes are generally given this name.
Typhoon
Hurricanes can also produce this weather phenomenon.
Tornadoes.
This planet has a hurricane that has been going on for more than 300 years.
Jupiter
156 mph
Ocean water must be above this many degrees for a hurricane to develop.
26 degrees Celcius
The Australian weather forecaster C. Wragge is known for this in the early 1900's
First giving names to hurricanes.
The clouds on the edge of the eye form this.
The eyewall
This physic phenomenon causes winds to move in different directions depending on the hemisphere.
Coriolis Effect