Facts on Hurricanes
How Hurricane Charley began
About Hurricane Charley
Famous Hurricanes
Deadliest Hurricanes
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1. Water/Raining 2. High winds 3. Dark/Black sky 4. Hail
Name one thing a hurricane brings when about to occur?
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Hurricane Charley impacted Florida within 6 weeks of the 2004 hurricane season.
How many weeks into the Hurricane season did Hurricane Charley hit?
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15 people died
How many people died?
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1.Great Galveston Hurricane ( TX ) 2.Lake Okeechobee (FL) 3.Hurricane Katrina 4.Hurricane Audrey (southwest LA-North TX) 5.Last Island (LA)
List 2-3 famous hurricanes
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400-500 deaths
How many people died in Last Island?
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Tropical Storm
What is a Hurricane called when it crosses the Equator?
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August 9th 2004
When did Hurricane Charley become a tropical depression?
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$16.3 billion
How expensive was this hurricane?
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Texas
Where was the Great Galveston Hurricane located?
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2500-3000 deaths
how many people died in Lake Okeechobee Hurricane?
300
Hurricanes are formed around warm water of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, as the moisture evaporates it rises until big amounts of heated air is twisted high in the atmosphere
How is a hurricane form?
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3 hours
How long did it take for the winds of Hurricane Charley to increase in speed?
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Hurricane Charley made landfall in Florida within 24 hours of Tropical Storm Bonnie.
What was the name of the tropical storm that turned into Hurricane Charley?
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Florida
where was the Lake Okeechobee located?
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1200 deaths
How many people died in Hurricane Katrina?
400
Livestock, People, Homes, Flooding, Buildings, Large Trees
What are some hazardous situations of a Hurricane?
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Category 4
When Hurricane Charley entered the US, what category was it?
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Cuba, US, and, Jamaica were all affected with this storm.
What is at least one country that was affected by this hurricane?
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New Orleans, Cuba, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida (southeast United States)
Where was Hurricane Katrina located?
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Hurricane Audrey
What hurricane had 416 deaths?
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Water vapor releases the latent heat of condensation and it warms the air around it.
What is causes a hurricane?
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Peace River
What river did this hurricane track across?
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August 9th- August 15th 2004 (7 days)
How long did this hurricane last?
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Southwest Louisiana-North Texas
Where was Hurricane Audrey located?
500
Great Galveston Hurricane
what hurricane had 8000 deaths?