Hurricanes begin as tropical disturbances in warm ocean waters with surface temperatures of at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit. These low pressure systems are fed by energy from the warm seas. If a storm achieves wind speeds of 38 miles an hour, it becomes known as a tropical depression. A tropical depression becomes a tropical storm, and is given a name, when its sustained wind speeds top 39 miles an hour. When a storm's sustained wind speeds reach 74 miles an hour it becomes a hurricane and earns a category rating of 1 to 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
The Saffir-Simpson scale was developed in 1971 and until 2008 and Hurricane Ike, used to be a measure of both wind speed and storm surge. Hurricane Ike measured at a category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but it's storm surge at landfall was at a level to match a category 4 storm. It was felt that many may have underestimated the need to evacuate based on the storms category 2 rating so for the 2009 hurricane season the scale was revamped to measure only wind speed. The storm surge will now be estimated by location.
The Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale:
Category One Hurricane (Sustained winds 74-95 mph)
Category Two Hurricane (Sustained winds 96-110 mph)
Category Three Hurricane (Sustained winds 111-130 mph)
Category Four Hurricane (Sustained winds 131-155 mph)
Category Five Hurricane (Sustained winds greater than 155 mph)
The fastest spinning part of a hurricane is the eye wall.
Twister= spinning wind. Hurricane= lots of rain and unorganized wind.
A hurricane tells us about the Earth that it and its atmosphere are rotating (spinning).
The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 miles per hour. Below that the storm is not considered to be a hurricane.
The very vast winds in a hurricane are spinning around the center. The speed at which the hurricane moves depends on the broader winds that push it around. Think about it like a top. A top can spin very fast while only moving slowly across the table.
The fastest spinning part of a hurricane is the eye wall.
Twister= spinning wind. Hurricane= lots of rain and unorganized wind.
A hurricane tells us about the Earth that it and its atmosphere are rotating (spinning).
a hurricane is a large spinning storm that has winds over 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour
The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 miles per hour. Below that the storm is not considered to be a hurricane.
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The very vast winds in a hurricane are spinning around the center. The speed at which the hurricane moves depends on the broader winds that push it around. Think about it like a top. A top can spin very fast while only moving slowly across the table.
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The categorization of hurricanes is not based on how fast they travel, but on how fast the sustained winds within a hurricane move at their fastest. A category 5 hurricane has winds of 156 mph or greater.
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The minimum wind speed for a hurricane is 74 mph.