 Hurricanes are storms with violent winds, and high wind speed that causes damage to a place or community.

Hurricanes are violent storms with high wind speeds.

 When air blows over an open ocean warm water is evaporated and they form cumulus clouds  The evaporation and condensation continue making the clouds rise  Then a pattern is formed when air goes down the middle and makes the storm swirl  When it grows the top cools causing it to become unstable which makes it moves they usually stop when they hit land

 They usually form in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans  BUT ONLY OVER WATER

Hurricanes are really bad. They are the 3 D’s -Deadly -Destructive -Dangerous

In the North Atlantic, hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, but most hurricanes happen during the fall.

Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US. There were 1836 deaths total and more than half were senior citizens. 705 people are reported as still missing as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Rita was the 4th most intense Hurricane recorded in the Atlantic Basin Hurricane Rita was the second hurricane of the season to reach Category 5 status after hurricane Katrina

Only 149 people died Sandy was the 18th named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. It was upgraded to a hurricane on Oct. 24 when its winds reached 74 mph (119 kph). As of Nov. 1, about 4.7 million people in 15 states were without electricity,

 Hurricane Hugo hit the Carolinas on September  On September it was the 25 th anniversary of the Hurricane  Only 61 died in the Hurricane

If you have enough time it might be smart to build a underground shelter, or get into a bomb shelter. If not then stay away from windows, glass, mirrors, weapons, and metal. Go to: for more informationhttp://

 1970 Bhola cyclone  Hurricane Ike  Hurricane Andrew  Hurricane Hugo

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