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The intensity rating of a hurricane is determined based on the maximum sustained wind speed of the storm. For example, Sustained winds of 120 mph will earn a storm a category 3 rating.
Intensity can also be assessed based on the barometric pressure at the center of the storm. Lower pressure means a stronger storm. Rankings of intensity are based on pressure, as it is given as an exact figure, while wind speed is rounded to the nearest 5 mph.
The size of a storm is based on the diameter of the area over which the hurricane produces sustained gale-force winds; winds of at least 35 mph.
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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.
What is meany by the eye of a hurricane?
The eye of a hurricane is a relatively calm and clear area at the center of the storm. It is surrounded by the eyewall, which is where the most intense winds and rain of the hurricane are found. The eye is typically circular and can range in size from a few miles to over 50 miles in diameter.
What factors make a storm surge weaker or stronger?
Storm surge is generally made stronger by several factors:Stronger winds.Larger area covered by strong winds.Longer duration at a higher intensity.Lower barometric pressure, though this is a smaller contributor.High tide, though not a component of storm surge, can add to it in what is called a storm tide.The opposites of these will lead to a small storm surge.Originally storm surge was correlated with wind speed alone, but this was discarded.Examples:In 2004 Hurricane Charley struck Florida as a strong category 4 hurricane. This would normally bring a very large storm surge, but the storm was small and had only recently intensified from a category 2.In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast as a category 3, but due to the storm's enormous size and having recently weakened from a category 5, it had an enormous storm surge.
Was hurricane Katrina the deadliest hurricane in the us?
no but it was the destructive hurricane but it was not the worst the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the worst it killed estimate 6000 to 12000 people and done damage to property of estimate of 20 million dollars in U.S dollars back then but in modern US dollars it was 526 million dollars
Why was Hurricane Sandy considered a perfect storm?
Hurricane Sandy behaved in a similar manner to the Perfect Storm of 1991 in how it combined with an extratropical storm system and gained strength. Although Sandy was only a Category 1 hurricane when it made landfall on Atlantic City, NJ on Monday, October 29, 2012, other factors combined to make it a "perfect storm." Hurricane Sandy came from a merging of several things; a storm beginning in the warmed waters of the ocean, a funneling of cold air from the Arctic that pushed it onto the coast, and a high tide that coincided with the storm swell. Other factors that made Sandy a unique storm: its extremely low pressure (946 millibars on landfall), it's size (almost 1,000 miles wide), and it's path (making a sharp left turn into the Jersey shore, powered by high pressure from a system in Canada).
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.
Does hurricane depend on the eye size?
Yes it does the bigger the eye size the more out of control the storm is and if it is small it has no effect like that
Which planet has a fierce hurricane like storm several times the size of earth?
That would be Jupiter. The Great Red Spot is a storm more than twice the size of Earth.
What do the hurricane stages mean?
The "stage" of the hurricane is it's intensity in size and wind speed. Category One is just a nasty tropical storm with an attitude. Category Five is a horrifically devastating monster hurricane.
What category hurricane has a stormm surge 9-12 feet?
Originally, a storm surge of 9-12 feet was listed for a category 3 hurricane. This association is no longer used as storm surge is influenced by more than just the sustained wind speed used to determine a hurricane's category.
Is the size of the hurricane an indication of intensity?
No, it is not. Cyclone Tracy was the smallest storm to reach hurricane intensity, bu was strong enough to be considered a major hurricane. Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, was also relatively small. By contrast Typhoon Tip was the largest tropical cyclone on record and also one of the strongest.
Which of these is a large rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water?
First thing that came to mind is tornadoes and hurricanes. Whenever you hear about a hurricane, well at least for me, they're always forming somewhere out in the ocean and gaining speed and size from there.
What is meany by the eye of a hurricane?
The eye of a hurricane is a relatively calm and clear area at the center of the storm. It is surrounded by the eyewall, which is where the most intense winds and rain of the hurricane are found. The eye is typically circular and can range in size from a few miles to over 50 miles in diameter.
What storm was bigger Typhoon Tip or Hurricane Ivan?
Typhoon Tip was larger than Hurricane Ivan. Typhoon Tip holds the record for the largest tropical cyclone ever recorded, although there may have been a larger storm before there was reliable instruments and records of hurricanes and tropical cyclones. Typhoon Tip was about the size of half of the continental United States, while Hurricane Ivan was actually more typical sized for a strong category 5 hurricane.
Which planet has a fierce hurricane-like storm that is several times the size of Earth?
Actually, it is not just one, but two planets that have these huge storms. Jupiter has the Great Red Spot as its gigantic monster storm, but Neptune has one called the Great Blue Spot.Jupiter
What factors make a storm surge weaker or stronger?
Storm surge is generally made stronger by several factors:Stronger winds.Larger area covered by strong winds.Longer duration at a higher intensity.Lower barometric pressure, though this is a smaller contributor.High tide, though not a component of storm surge, can add to it in what is called a storm tide.The opposites of these will lead to a small storm surge.Originally storm surge was correlated with wind speed alone, but this was discarded.Examples:In 2004 Hurricane Charley struck Florida as a strong category 4 hurricane. This would normally bring a very large storm surge, but the storm was small and had only recently intensified from a category 2.In 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast as a category 3, but due to the storm's enormous size and having recently weakened from a category 5, it had an enormous storm surge.
Was hurricane Katrina the deadliest hurricane in the us?
no but it was the destructive hurricane but it was not the worst the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the worst it killed estimate 6000 to 12000 people and done damage to property of estimate of 20 million dollars in U.S dollars back then but in modern US dollars it was 526 million dollars
