BUT! Atlantic hurricanes have occurred in every month but one!ĭuring Which Month Do We Have The Largest Number Of Hurricanes?.The Atlantic Season begins June 1st and ends on November 30th.What is the last day of the hurricane season?.When is the official starting date for the Atlantic Hurricane season?.Flying objects in the wind can be very dangerous.Take a look at this piece of wood that was driven into the palm tree.Fresh water flooding was the number one cause of death in the United States.ĭo you remember from the graph the number two cause of death by hurricane in the U.S.?.Think You Know Why? In many parts of the world people may not know to leave. Think You Know Why? In the US our warning system is so good that people along the coast know when the storm is coming. To Answer that question let’s take a look at storm surge.Worldwide, most die from the storm surge.In the US, most people that die from hurricanes are killed by fresh water flooding.A 5 is catastrophic with winds 155 mph+.A 1 would be a minimal hurricane with winds 74-95 mph.Hurricanes are ranked on a 1-5 scale called the Saffir-Simpson Scale.They have a more or less circular “eye” which may be well defined in stronger storms.Hurricanes have a diameter of less than 100 miles to over 500 miles.If the wave develops circulation and reaches winds of 35knots( 39mph ) they are tropical storms and named. They usually form from some old low pressure system or tropical wave. In the Indian Ocean they’re called cyclones. In the Eastern Pacific they are called typhoons. Hurricanes form in the warm waters of the world. Hurricanes are intense tropical cyclones with a maximum sustained speed of at least 65 knots (74mph).
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