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What is a hurricane and where do they form?
A hurricane is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms forms over tropical water.

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VIDEO: What is a hurricane? Here's what you need to know in less than a minute. Transcript

A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has organized thunderstorms but no fronts (a boundary separating two air masses of different densities). Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour (mph) are called tropical depressions. Those with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are called tropical storms.

When a storm's maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a hurricane. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating, or category, based on a hurricane's maximum sustained winds. The higher the category, the greater the hurricane's potential for property damage.

Hurricanes originate in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, the eastern North Pacific Ocean, and, less frequently, the central North Pacific Ocean. A six-year rotating list of names, updated and maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, is used to identify these storms.

"Hurricane Season" begins on June 1 and ends on November 30, although hurricanes can, and have, occurred outside of this time frame. NOAA's National Hurricane Center predicts and tracks these massive storm systems, which occur, on average, 12 times a year in the Atlantic basin.

As a world leader in hurricane research, NOAA strives to understand the mechanics of these complex storms in order to protect people, property, commerce, and natural resources.

Video Transcript

When the maximum sustained winds of a tropical storm reach 74 miles per hour, it's called a hurricane. Hurricane Season begins on June 1 and ends on November 30, but these powerful storms can occur before and after the official season. A hurricane can be an awesome and destructive force of nature. Be prepared. Visit Ready.gov

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A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has organized thunderstorms but no fronts (a boundary separating two air masses of different densities). Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour (mph) are called tropical depressions.

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What factors are necessary for a hurricane to form?
Several thunderstorms begin to rotate to create a tropical depression. The Coriolis affect is then formed then the speed is rises to 39 miles per our and called a tropical storm. Must be developing over warm water of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Ocean water must be in depth of 200ft. Lastly little of wind with a cooling air temperature. Then the wind increases to 74mph its is called a hurricane

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It would be hard not to know about the devastating hurricanes that have hit coastal cities along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Coast, and Caribbean Islands during the past few hurricane seasons. Several of the hurricanes have caused catastrophic damage not only to coastal cities and towns, but inland communities as well.

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What is the Coriolis Effect?
Its a phenomenon that causes fluids like water and air to curve as they travel across or above earths surface.

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How do hurricanes impact the environment?
It can endanger many species or impact their habitats as well as their food. It can reshape the coastal lands, wash of many things off to the shores,and individual homes.

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What are the 5 most recent Atlantic Ocean hurricanes to make landfall in North America? Hurricane Lee, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Nate,Hurricane Ophelia, and Hurricane Katrina.

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What is the most devastating hurricane--both in loss of life and loss of property--in recorded history?
Hurricane Katrina is the most devastating hurricane in 2005 which cost about $108 billion.

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The first time anyone flew into a hurricane was in 1943 in the middle of world war 2.

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The word hurricane comes from a Taino Native American word hurucane,meaning evil spirit of wind.

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Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes. Though they aren't as strong as regular tornadoes they only last a few minutes.

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The first hurricane of the years is named with the letter "A."

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Slow moving hurricanes produce more rainfall which cause more flooding than fast-moving hurricanes.