Hurricanes - Tropical Storms - Tropical Weather

The how, what, where, when, and why of hurricanes and tropical weather

• What is the definition of a tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane?
  
• What is the definition of a tropical cyclone, subtropical cyclone and extratropical cyclone?
  
• How do you forecast hurricanes?
  
• What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
  
• In what part of the world do hurricanes form?
  
• When is hurricane season?
  
• How are hurricanes named?
  
• Why are some hurricane names not used any longer?
  
• What is the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning?
  
• What can you do to prepare for a hurricane?
  
• Where do hurricanes occur in the world?
  
• What are the different effects of a hurricane?
  
• Who are the Hurricane Hunters?
  
• Does Global Warming affect hurricanes?
  
• How do hurricanes form?
  
• What causes hurricanes?
  
• What causes typhoons?
  
• Could a category 5 hurricane hit New York City?
  
  

Specific Hurricanes

• Hurricane Andrew facts
  
• Hurricane Andrew Path
  
• Hurricane Hugo facts
  
• Hurricane Ike facts
  
• Hurricane Katrina facts
  
• Where did Hurricane Katrina originate?
  
  
  

Hurricane Records and Numbers

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The Structure of Hurricanes

• What are the different parts that make up a hurricane?
  
• Where are the strongest winds found in a hurricane?
  
• How big are hurricanes?
  
• How big is the eye of a hurricane?
  
• Do tornadoes form in hurricanes?
  
• Threats from a hurricane - surge / winds / flooding / tornadoes.
  
• How long do hurricanes last?
  
• What determines the direction that hurricanes move?
  
• Is it possible to drop a bomb and destroy a hurricane?
  
  
  

Hurricane Records and Numbers

• What was the greatest number of hurricanes to occur at one time?
  
• What is the average number of named storms in the Atlantic each year?
  
• What is the average number of hurricanes in the Atlantic each year?
  
• What is the average number of hurricanes in the world each year?
  
• What was the least number of Atlantic hurricanes on record in one year?
  
• What was the greatest number of Atlantic hurricanes on record in one year?
  
• What was the strongest hurricane on record to hit the U.S.?
  
• What was the strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic?
  
• What was the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the world?
  
• What was deadliest hurricane on record to hit the U.S.?
  
• What was the costliest hurricane on record to hit the U.S.?
  
• What was the greatest number of hurricanes on record to hit the U.S.?
  
• What was the heaviest rainfall from a hurricane?
  
• What was the highest measured wave from a tropical cyclone?