Basic Facts
- A hurricane is a severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern Pacific Oceans.
Hurricanes need three factors to develop:
- Warm Water
- Low Pressure
- Light Winds
- There are three parts to a hurricane
- They begin off the coast of Africa
- The scale used to measure hurricanes is the Saffir - Simpson Scale
- When hurricanes move onto land, they have heavy rains, strong winds, and huge waves
- Hurricane season in the North Atlantic is from June 1 to November 30
- Over a 3 year period, five hurricanes strike the U.S. coastline from Texas to Maine