Hurricane Knowledge

Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4, Category 5

157 mph or higher

June 1st to November 30th

<p>The storm surge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To categorize hurricanes according to their sustained wind speeds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Between 96 and 110 mph</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific Ocean</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strong winds and heavy flooding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An abnormal rise in the level of water that reaches land during a hurricane</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale from 1 to 5 used to categorize hurricanes according to their sustained wind speeds. It is used as a guide to predict potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast when a hurricane strikes land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most dangerous effect of a hurricane is the storm surge, which is a rapid and abnormally high rise of the ocean water on a coastline due to a hurricane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When hurricanes reach land, they can cause strong winds, heavy rain, uprooted and broken trees and power lines, destruction of homes and other buildings, and heavy flooding. Intense hurricanes can also trigger tornadoes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The storm surge of a hurricane is often the most damaging effect of a hurricane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Category 5</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hurricanes form and strengthen over warm ocean water, as the warm ocean water feeds the energy of the storm system.</p> Signup and view all the answers