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How does a hurricane form? Do they just form when Mother Nature gets angry? No they don't, hurricanes form in tropical regions. They form there because they need warm water of at least 80º Fahrenheit, high humidity with moist air, light winds, and very warm surface temperatures. Summer and the early fall months are perfect for hurricanes to brew up in the oceans around us. Most of the Atlantic hurricanes brew up on the coast of Africa. For that the northern hemisphere hurricane season is considered through the months of June and November.
The first sign of a hurricane is a cluster of thunderstorms over tropical oceans. After the cluster of thunderstorms arrives they will break away and become better organized. It can take anywhere from hours to several days for a thunderstorm to actually turn into a hurricane. Three things must happen for a hurricane to form though. A continuous evaporation and condensation cycle must take place, patterns of winds that are characterized by the converging winds, and a difference in air pressure between the surface and high altitude.
Warm and moist air from the ocean will begin to rise at rapid rates. As this warm air rises the water vapor condenses to form dark storm clouds and droplets of rain. Surfaces pressures begin to decrease as water vapor condenses and releases latent heat into areas where the tropical disturbance is located. (Latent heat is heat energy that is released during the phase change of water vapor.) This latent heat causes the air to become less dense. The warm air then rises; as it rises it becomes cooler and expands. That triggers more condensation and releases more latent heat, which allows more air to rise. A chain reaction is now in place. The exchange of the heat from the surface creates a pattern of wind that moves around the center.
Then converging winds which are winds moving in different directions that run into each other converging winds at the surface collide and then push warm air downward and the moist air upward. The rising air backs up the air that is already rising from the surface. So then, wind speeds of the storm increase. In the meantime, strong winds that are blowing at high speeds and at high altitudes help to remove the hot rising air from the storms center. But if there are wind shears (Wind shears are when directions of wind and speed differ.) the storm will weaken.
If there are aren't any wind shears the storm's air in the upper atmosphere will rise to higher and higher pressures. Therefore the air cycle and hurricanes growth will get bigger and bigger. There you have your hurricane. .
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Why do you only have hurricanes during hurricane season?
Hurricanes can occur outside of the official hurricane season, but it is rare. Hurricanes need warm ocean water in order to form and in most cases the water is not warm enough outside of hurricane season to support the formation of hurricanes. About 3% of hurricanes and tropical storms occur out of season.
What is the number one thing of a hurricane need to form?
Moisture. Hurricanes are effectively massive rotating rain storms.
Why was hurricane isabel named hurricane isabel?
every hurricane is named after an alternation of a boy or girl going in alphbetical order
What A hurricane is most likely to form?
august
What does a hurricane need to strengthen?
For a Hurricane to strengthen it needs tropical,warm water!
What are five things that cause a hurricane to form?
what are the five events that need to take place for a hurricane to form
What two things does a hurricane need to form and gain strength?
wind and the sun
Why do you only have hurricanes during hurricane season?
Hurricanes can occur outside of the official hurricane season, but it is rare. Hurricanes need warm ocean water in order to form and in most cases the water is not warm enough outside of hurricane season to support the formation of hurricanes. About 3% of hurricanes and tropical storms occur out of season.
Why does a hurricane form and why is the sun important to the formation of a hurricane?
I do not know why dose the hurricane form but i know that the hurricane needs the sun.It needs it because the hurricane needs warm water.
What ocean temperature is necessary to provide the energy for hurricane information?
The temperature of the ocean must be 80 degrees or 26 celsius in order for a hurricane, typhoon or a cyclone form.
What makes hurricane photos different than tornado photos?
You can photograph a whole tornado form a camera on the ground. To photograph a whole hurricane you need to have your camera located in space.
What is the number one thing of a hurricane need to form?
Moisture. Hurricanes are effectively massive rotating rain storms.
Why does a hurricane need hot moisture?
Warm, moist air holds large amounts of energy in the form of latent heat. This energy is released when the moisture condenses into clouds and precipitation. This is what powers a hurricane.
Is hurricane Katrina a weather event?
Yes. A hurricane is a form of extreme weather.
Where did Hurricane Sandy form?
Hurricane Sandy was formed in the Caribbean Sea south of Jamaica.
When did hurricane Ethan form?
A search of records indicates that there was never a hurricane named Ethan.
What ocean did hurricane Floyd form?
Hurricane Floyd developed over the Atlantic Ocean.
