Hurricanes - Immanuel Lutheran SchoolNotice the arrow directions… familiar??? What’s in a Name? ... HURRICANES EQUATOR in which tropical storms form Typical path of storm TYPHOONS

Hurricanespg.437-439

Are they different than tornadoes?

Hurricane

• Large, rotating tropical weather system• Wind speeds of at least 119km/h (74mph)

Typhoon

• A hurricane in the western Pacific Ocean

Cyclone

• Hurricanes in the Indian Ocean

WaterspoutFlying fish

Tornado over water

Waterspout

Notice the arrow directions… familiar???

What’s in a Name?

• 39 mph= Tropical Storm= get named

• 1950s- used to be named by latitude and longitude

Why’d they change?

• Now- countries submit names, WMO approves them

• 6yr. Cycle− First storm= A, then B, etc.− Skip letters "Q", "U", "X", "Y" and "Z"

Really bad storm names retire

Atlantic Basin

Eastern North Pacific

Video #1

HURRICANES 101- National Geographic

HOW DOES A HURRICANE FORM?BBC WEATHER

Video #2

ANATOMY OF A HURRICANEVideo #3

HOW TO SURVIVE A HURRICANE

OTHER COOL HURRICANE VIDEOS

*What Happens If You Drop a Nuclear Bomb Into a Hurricane?

*Storm Surge- possibly the most dangerous part of a hurricane

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