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Homeroom

Homeroom. READ!. Complete the fronts worksheet. Be sure to use color when drawing the symbols for each front. . Warm-up. Develop in warm tropical regions. Water is at least 80 degrees Require moist warm air and equatorial winds. Hurricanes!. Many begin as a cluster of thunderstorms.

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Homeroom

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  1. Homeroom READ!

  2. Complete the fronts worksheet. Be sure to use color when drawing the symbols for each front. Warm-up

  3. Develop in warm tropical regions. • Water is at least 80 degrees • Require moist warm air and equatorial winds Hurricanes!

  4. Many begin as a cluster of thunderstorms. • They release latent heat which causes the pressure to drop and winds to get stronger! Hurricanes!

  5. 1.Tropical depression: wind speeds of less than 38 mph • 2.Tropical storm: wind speeds of 39 to 73 mph • 3.Hurricane: wind speeds greater than 74 mph Lifecycle of a hurricane

  6. Hurricane Structure

  7. Eye: calm region that spans 20-40 miles across • Eyewall: dense winds that contain the highest winds of the storm! • Rainband: dense band of thunderstorms-up to 300 miles long! Hurricane Structure

  8. You are now part of a committee preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Floyd. • commerce/trade • Food supply • Healthcare • Communication/roads • Shelter • Power Preparing for a Hurricane

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