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    Hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans and can cause extensive damage. They develop when warm air rises from the ocean's surface, condenses into clouds and begins to rotate due to the Coriolis effect. Maximum sustained wind speeds must exceed 74 mph for a storm to be classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes can produce heavy rain and flooding, especially near coastal areas where storm surge can reach over 18 feet and travel inland for miles. The level of damage increases with category, from minimal damage in category 1 to catastrophic destruction in category 5.

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    Hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans and can cause extensive damage. They develop when warm air rises from the ocean's surface, condenses into clouds and begins to rotate due to the Coriolis effect. Maximum sustained wind speeds must exceed 74 mph for a storm to be classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes can produce heavy rain and flooding, especially near coastal areas where storm surge can reach over 18 feet and travel inland for miles. The level of damage increases with category, from minimal damage in category 1 to catastrophic destruction in category 5.

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    Hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans and can cause extensive damage. They develop when warm air rises from the ocean's surface, condenses into clouds and begins to rotate due to the Coriolis effect. Maximum sustained wind speeds must exceed 74 mph for a storm to be classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes can produce heavy rain and flooding, especially near coastal areas where storm surge can reach over 18 feet and travel inland for miles. The level of damage increases with category, from minimal damage in category 1 to catastrophic destruction in category 5.

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    Handout Hurricane

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    Piyanka Dilawari
    Hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans and can cause extensive damage. They develop when warm air rises from the ocean's surface, condenses into clouds and begins to rotate due to the Coriolis effect. Maximum sustained wind speeds must exceed 74 mph for a storm to be classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes can produce heavy rain and flooding, especially near coastal areas where storm surge can reach over 18 feet and travel inland for miles. The level of damage increases with category, from minimal damage in category 1 to catastrophic destruction in category 5.

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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.

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