https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2021-09-28 16:22:11 UTC 2026-01-29 04:44:11 UTC hello@padlet.com madisondavis30 https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775260096 * A per-existing weather disturbance: a hurricane often starts out as a tropical wave.
* Warm water: water at least 26.5 degrees Celsius over a depth of 50 meters powers the storm 
* Thunderstorms turn ocean into hurricane fuel ]]> 2021-09-28 16:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775260096 madisondavis30 https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775293820 No, there are currently no hurricanes predicted to come ashore in NC during the 2021 hurricane season. NC has been hit by 387 tropical cyclones since 1851. Only two of those reached a maximum of category 5 speeds, but both weakened before making landfall: Isabella in 2003 an Dorian in 2019.]]> 2021-09-28 16:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775293820 madisondavis30 https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775306050 * They form near the equator over warm ocean waters 
* Hurricanes are steered by global winds. The prevailing winds that surround a hurricane, also known as the environmental wind field. ]]> 2021-09-28 16:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775306050 madisondavis30 https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775329227 * Early indications point to above normal hurricane season activity 
* Increased oceanic heat content provides energy for strong hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico 
* NHC starting hurricane season outlooks earlier on May 15, and storms will no longer be named after letters of the Greek alphabet.  ]]> 2021-09-28 16:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/madisondavis30/zjk5gd0acj7eooya/wish/1775329227