Hurricanes
What is the sequence of storm stages in the correct order?
1. Tropical disturbances
2. Tropical depression
3. Tropical storm
4. Hurricane
True or False:
When a hurricane warning is issued, a hurricane will definitely hit landfall within 24 hours
True
Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in what year?
In August 29 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on New Orleans
What is the wind speed for a Category 1 Hurricane?
Range between 74-95 mph wind speeds
In the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane season runs from _____ 1st through November 31
What do a Hurricane hunter do?
A. Fly airplanes through hurricanes
B. Issue official watches and warnings to notify people of danger
C. Use computers with satellite images to predict the paths of hurricanes
A. Fly airplanes through hurricanes
True or False:
From 1953 to 1978, all tropical storms were given male names
False
when was the first ever hurricane 5?
What is the wind speed for an Category 2 Hurricanes?
Range between 96-110 mph wind speeds
A Tropical __________ has winds between 29 and 39 miles per hour
Depression
A. It breaks apart and forms tornadoes
B. It moves more quickly
C. It loses strength
D. It strengthens
C. It loses strength
True or False:
Hurricanes Form over warm water?
True
What does the meaning of hurricane?
The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word, hurucane, meaning evil spirit of the wind
What is the wind speed for a Category 3 Hurricane?
Range between 111-130 mph wind speeds
A tropical ______ has winds between 40 and 73 miles per hour
Storm
What would you observe if you were in the eye of a hurricane?
A. strong, spinning winds
B. calm or very little winds
C. heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
D. snow, hail
B. Calm or very little winds
True or False:
Hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate clockwise?
False
When was the first person to fly a plane into a hurricane?
The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened in 1943 in the middle of World War II.
What is the wind speed for a Category 4 Hurricane?
Range between 131-155 mph wind speeds
In the southern hemisphere, Hurricanes rotate _______
Clockwise
When does Hurricane start?
In the Atlantic ocean from June 1st to November 30
In the Pacific ocean from May 15 to November 30
True or False:
The center of a hurricane is called the eye
True
How many hurricanes have been recorded in history?
As of May 2024, there have been 1,727 tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity, 960 at hurricane intensity, and 333 at major hurricane intensity within the Atlantic Ocean since 1851, the first Atlantic hurricane season to be included in the official Atlantic tropical cyclone record.
What is the wind speed for a Category 5 Hurricane?
Range between 155 and above mph wind speeds
Hurricane names are reused every ____ years