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Hurricane Facts
Hurricane Structure
Hurricane Formation
Classification
Miscellaneous
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A hurricane that forms in the Pacific Ocean.
What is a typhoon?
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The calm, roughly circular center of a hurricane. There is little or no rain here and it is the warmest part of the storm.
What is the eye of the hurricane?
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The direction of the wind rotation in a hurricane that forms above the equator.
What is counterclockwise?
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Number of categories that hurricanes are classified into.
What is five categories?
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If a very bad storm looks as though it is approaching a low lying area, officials may tell residents to do this.
What is evacuate to a shelter?
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The path of a storm is tracked using this technology.
What is satellite photos and radar?
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A wall of thunderclouds that surrounds the eye of the hurricane. It has the most rain and the strongest winds of the storm.
What is the eyewall?
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The wind speed a storm has to reach to be classified as a hurricane.
What is 74 miles per hour?
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Hurricanes are classified based on this.
What is their wind speed?
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This can be the most dangerous part of a hurricane, potentially causing many death.
What is flooding?
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The name of the rating scale for hurricanes.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale?
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A smaller eye means...
What is stronger winds?
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This causes a hurricane to weaken.
What is when it travels over land or over cold water?
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A hurricane is expected within 24 hours.
What is a hurricane warning?
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Hurricanes are named by this agency.
What is the National Weather Service?
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Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean.
What is June 1st to November 30th?
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The energy source of a hurricane.
What is warm water that is at least 80 degrees farenheit?
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The stages (in order) that a hurricane goes through as it develops.
What is tropical wave, tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane?
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A hurricane is possible within 36 hours.
What is a hurricane watch?
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Your families disaster plan should include these two plans.
What is a disaster supply kit and an evacuation plan?
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The definition of a hurricane.
What is a powerful, rotating storm that forms over warm oceans near the equator?
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A rise in the ocean as a result of strong winds from a hurricane or intense storm.
What is a storm surge?
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Hurricanes need these four conditions to form.
What is low air pressure, warm temperatures, moist ocean air, tropical winds (near the equator)?
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The wind speed of a category 5 hurricane.
What is over 155 mph?
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The name and year of first US names hurricane.
What is hurricane George which hit in 1947?