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Hurricane
What is Hurricane?
• A hurricane is a severe cyclone
• Originated from “ Huracan”
• It is larger and stronger than Typhoon and Tropical Cyclones
• Maximum sustained winds exceeding 300km/hr
• Most activity is usually seen in early June to October
• Occurs in the western Atlantic ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, or
the eastern Pacific ocean.
• It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions .
• When the hurricane occurs, rain and thunderstorm occurs.

How is the Hurricane formed?

• During the summer, Sun’s rays strike most directly to the ocean.
• Fed by the convection currents
• Near the equator the air above the ocean is warm, so it rises.
• Reach higher altitudes, water vapour condenses, heat is released which cause air
rising.
• Rising air turns to right to rotate counterclockwise.
• This air flows out over the storm, descending turning to right.
Damages
Storm
Cat. Damage Winds
Surge
1 Minimal - Might blow over your tool 74-95 4-5 ft.
shed and damage a few plants. Lowest mph
roads flood.
2 Moderate - Some building damage and a 96-110 6-8 ft.
lot of plants and trees down. Mobile mph
homes don't fare very well, either
3 Extensive - Some structural damage to 111- 9-12 ft.
buildings. Flooding on the coast and 130
anything less than 5 foot above sea level mph
as far as 8 miles inland.
4 Extreme - roofs are blowing off houses. 131- 13-18
Lots of damage to lower levels of 155 ft.
buildings on the beach, and inland terrain mph
lower than 10 foot above sea level will
flood.
5 Catastrophic - Beachside buildings are 156 18 ft. +
going to be a huge mess on all the lower mph...
floors that they have. Buildings will be
ruined.