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Do hurricane force winds affect a much larger area than storm surge?
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No. The storm surge produces flooding beyond the extent of hurricane force winds.
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What is the name of the hurricane on its way to UK?
The storm on its way to the UK is post-tropical cyclone Katia. Because it has lost tropical characteristics, though the storm is no longer classified as a hurricane even though it is still producing hurricane-force or near hurricane-force winds.
How many miles from a hurricane's center are tropical storm force winds?
That is highly variable and is in fact a measure of the hurricane's size. The radius of tropical storm force winds in a hurricane can be less than 100 miles, to more than 600 miles.
Why does hurricane start out as?
They begin as a storm, and get larger if additional heat energy is added.
Is a force 12 storm on the beaufort scale a hurricane?
Such winds are considered hurricane force, but other types of windstorms including tornadoes, derechos, and microbursts.
Which side of the eye of a hurricane receives the greatest force force from the storm and gets most damage?
The right side of a hurricane's eye wall usually causes the worst damage.
What is the name of the hurricane on its way to UK?
The storm on its way to the UK is post-tropical cyclone Katia. Because it has lost tropical characteristics, though the storm is no longer classified as a hurricane even though it is still producing hurricane-force or near hurricane-force winds.
How many miles from a hurricane's center are tropical storm force winds?
That is highly variable and is in fact a measure of the hurricane's size. The radius of tropical storm force winds in a hurricane can be less than 100 miles, to more than 600 miles.
Why does hurricane start out as?
They begin as a storm, and get larger if additional heat energy is added.
What will happen to hurricane that travel across islands in the Caribbean do they continue to travel as hurricanes?
It depends on the islands. The Lesser Antilles are generally too small to significantly affect a hurricane. The larger islands of Hispaniola and Cuba may cause a hurricane to weaken to a tropical storm.
Is a force 12 storm on the beaufort scale a hurricane?
Such winds are considered hurricane force, but other types of windstorms including tornadoes, derechos, and microbursts.
What type of storm has the greatest energy hurricane or tornado?
Overall a hurricane has much more energy. Mostly because a hurricane is hundreds of times larger than a tornado.
What planet has a hurricane like storm larger than the Earth?
Jupiter I think the red spot. +++ It is.
Which side of the eye of a hurricane receives the greatest force force from the storm and gets most damage?
The right side of a hurricane's eye wall usually causes the worst damage.
If the wind speed is above 121 kilometer per hour is it a storm or an hurricane?
yes. it's already a hurricane. Beaufort force 12.
Hurricane is to storm as cirrus is?
Hurricane is to storm as cirrus is to cloud.
What type of tropical storm with winds 119km per hour or more?
Such a storm is called a hurricane.
How wide is hurricane Irene?
As of Thursday morning, tropical storm-force winds extend 255 miles from the center, making this a very large hurricane.
