Hurricanes

Hurricanes

Hurricanes

1)      Hurricanes in General

a)      When is hurricane season

b)      Where do they usually threaten

c)      What damage can they do

d)     Where does the name hurricane come from * According to the National Hurricane Center, the word "hurricane" comes from the name "Hurican," the Caribbean god of evil

2)      Defining a Hurricane

a)      Definition

i)        Surface winds, etc.

ii)      Characteristics

b)      Tropical Cyclones

i)        Tropical depressions

(1)   Surface winds, etc.

(2)   Characteristics

ii)      Tropical storm

(1)   Surface winds, etc.

(2)   Characteristics

c)      Defining Characteristics

i)        Tropical

ii)      Cyclonic

iii)    Low pressure systems

3)      How a Hurricane Forms

a)      How does it start

b)      How long does it take to form

c)      Explain the process of development, * this should be very detailed and include:

i)        The three events that must happen for a hurricane to form

ii)      Parts of a Hurricane

4)      Varying Size and Damages

i)        Categories

(1)   Use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale to explain the ratings

(a)    Category 1

(i)     Wind Speed

(ii)   Effects

(b)   Category 2

(i)     Wind Speed

(ii)   Effects

(c)    Category 3

(i)     Wind Speed

(ii)   Effects

(d)   Category 4

(i)     Wind Speed

(ii)   Effects

(e)    Category 5

(i)     Wind Speed

(ii)   Effects

ii)      Why does it matter if you're on the right or left side of a hurricane

iii)    Compact Storms with few trailing bands

(1)   What this means as far as damages

(2)   Examples of a real life storm

iv)    Looser Storms with wide spread bands

(1)   What this means as far as damages

(2)   Examples of a real life storm

v)      How Do They Damage

(1)   Rain

(a)    What it causes; i.e. flooding

(b)   Name an example of the damage; i.e. Many communities and small towns in eastern North Carolina found themselves afloat following Hurricane Floyd's massive rainfall and the ensuing floods. Streams and waterways were already swollen from Hurricane Dennis, which struck eastern North Carolina (twice) just weeks before Hurricane Floyd.

(2)   High Sustained Winds and Tornadoes

(a)    What it causes

(b)   Name an example of the damage

(3)   Storm Surge

(a)    What it causes

(b)   Name an example of the damage

5)      Weather Alerts

a)      Tropical-storm watch

i)        What does it mean

ii)      What should you do

b)      Tropical-storm warning

i)        What does it mean

ii)      What should you do

c)      Hurricane watch

i)        What does it mean

ii)      What should you do

d)     Hurricane warning

i)        What does it mean

ii)      What should you do

6)      Tracking Hurricanes

a)      The Coriolis Effect

b)      Remote Sensing by Satellites

c)      The Hurricane Hunters

i)        Basic information such as who they are and how they started

ii)      How do they track the hurricanes

iii)    C-130 Hercules

iv)    How can you become one

d)     The NOAA

i)        Basic information such as who they are and how they started

ii)      How do they track the hurricanes

iii)    C-130 Hercules

iv)    How can you become one

7)      Hurricane Names

a)      Why were these storms named

b)      Who names them

c)      How does the WMO choose a name

i)        Length of name

ii)      Origin

d)     History of Naming

i)        Include how names were chosen, who were they named for and any other interesting facts you find.  Be sure to include the information below

ii)      The NOAA says that "For several hundred years, hurricanes in the West Indies were often named after the particular saint's day on which the hurricane occurred. For example, 'Hurricane San Felipe' struck Puerto Rico on September 13, 1876. Another storm struck Puerto Rico on the same day in 1928, and this storm was named 'Hurricane San Felipe the Second.'"

iii)    Until World War II, hurricanes were given only masculine names; In the early 1950s, weather services began naming storms alphabetically and with only feminine names.

iv)    By the late 1970s, this practice was replaced with alternating masculine and feminine names. The first hurricane of the season is given a name starting with the letter A, the second with the letter B and so on. According to NOAA, "the name lists... have an international flavor because hurricanes affect other nations and are tracked by the public and weather services of many countries."

v)      Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean are assigned a different set of names than Atlantic storms. For example, the first hurricane of the 2001 hurricane season was a Pacific Ocean storm near Acapulco, Mexico, named Adolf. The first Atlantic storm of the 2001 season would be named Allison

e)      What are this year's names

f)       What does it mean by retiring a name

8)      Preparing for a Hurricane

a)      During the Hurricane Watch (24-36 hour warning): Before a Hurricane Hits

i)        What you should do to your house

(1)   List examples of things; i.e. shutter windows and doors

ii)      What to Stock up on

(1)   Disaster Supplies

(2)   Food

iii)    Making an evacuation plan

(1)   Explain how to do it; i.e. find out where all the shelters are

(2)   Instructing family members

(3)   Plan an evacuation route

iv)    Make arrangements for pets

(1)   Explain the options they have

(2)   Include what not to do; i.e. tie it up outside

b)      During a Hurricane Warning (24 hours or less)

i)        List what you should do

ii)      What things you should avoid

iii)    For Kids

(1)   List some games to play

(2)   Ideas on how to reduce their fear

iv)    What to do if you loose power

v)      Other information you find

9)      Interesting facts

a)      Most damaging hurricane to his North Carolina's Coast

b)      Highest number of hurricanes to hit in one season

c)      Does the most extensive damage occur on the water or on land

d)     Any other facts you find about hurricanes