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Transcript of Severe Weather
An Introduction to Hurricanes
Objectives for todayUnderstand the various factors that help to
create a hurricane.Learn the various stages in the life cycle of a
hurricaneLearn how weather forecasters track
hurricanes to warn peopleApply some of our knowledge to the current
weather events involving Hurricane Ike
Hurricanes – the wholeA hurricane is a
tropical cyclone, a large, swirling storm that produces lots of wind and rainHow do they move?What’s the eye?Why don’t they hit
Kansas?
What creates a hurricane?Origin of most hurricanesStart to become hurricanes
because of two main factorsLittle or no wind shear
allows a storm to gather its strength
The ocean gives the storm plenty of water to feed itself with
Where do they form?What’s the “life cycle” of a
hurricane?
How do we characterize hurricanes?Strength
Saffir-Simpson Scale
NamesGiven by the World
Meteorological Organization every year
Destructive storms have their names “retired”