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Hurricanes

By James Allinder. Hurricanes. Hurricanes.

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Hurricanes

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  1. By James Allinder Hurricanes

  2. Hurricanes Hurricanes are large, swirling storms that can potentially cause a lot of destruction. They can knock over buildings, trees and power lines. People can be hurt or killed. Hurricanes are measured by the Saffir -Simpson Hurricane Scale. A category 1 hurricane is the weakest. A category 5 is the strongest.

  3. Hurricane Strength Atlantic hurricanes often originate as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa. As it moves west towards the U.S., it can intensify into a tropical depression, then tropical storm, and then hurricane.

  4. Hurricanes Hurricanes develop in the ocean. Warm water gives the storm energy and allows it to strengthen. The storm rotates around the center or eye. Winds are calmer in the eye of the hurricane.

  5. Hurricane Ally Hurricane Ally is an area where hurricanes are most likely to hit. Hurricanes normally start in the south and move north.

  6. STORM SURGE A hurricane can stir up the water and make a big wave called a storm surge. The wave can cause trees to fall and create massive floods. If you live on a beach and a hurricane is coming, you should evacuate the area. Signs like this are often seen in coastal areas. Major streets are often converted to one way traffic: one way out of town!

  7. Hurricane Hazel Hurricane Hazel was a destructive 1954 hurricane that caused damage from Haiti to the eastern US and into Canada. It killed over 1000 people in just Haiti alone.

  8. Hurricane Hazel • Hit Haiti as a category 2 hurricane on October 11, 1954 • Made landfall in the US at the border of North and South Carolina as a category 4 hurricane.

  9. CHA CHING $308 MILLION IN DAMAGE • Hazel killed 40% of Haiti’s coffee trees • This storm destroyed or damaged the majority of beach homes from Myrtle Beach, SC to Cape Fear, NC. • Flooding and high winds caused damage in the northeast US. • It hovered over Toronto, Canada where hurricanes do not occur much.

  10. POP QUIZ !!!! • How many people died in Haiti as a result of hurricane Hazel? • Where are hurricanes most likely to hit? • Where could you be affected by a storm surge? • How are hurricanes measured? • What would you do if you where in a hurricane?

  11. ANSWERS!!! • 1000 • Hurricane Ally • Near an ocean • The Saffir Simpson scale

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