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Hurricane Katrina was devastating because it was a very intense hurricane at landfall. The storm brought a 28 foot storm surge to parts of Mississippi, which wiped out entire coastal areas. Worse still, Katrina's storm surge burst through the levees around New Orleans, flooding 80% of the city.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoHurricanes are influenced by a number of different factors and it can be hard to predict and measure them and difficult to determine exactly how they might affect a hurricane.In weather a small change in one pattern can mean a big difference down the road. Many of these mechanisms as well as some within hurricanes themselves are not fully understood.
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∙ 7y agoBecause - not every depression forms into a hurricane. Additionally - the path of the prospective storm can be influenced by other weather patterns - making the direction difficult to forecast for certain.
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When it comes to hurricanes what does the acronym NOAA stand for?
NOAA is a federal agency responsible for providing weather forecast and alerts about tornadoes, hurricanes, floods,tsunamis and winter storms to the public. The acronym, NOAA stands for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
What does the track forecast cone signify?
Forecast uncertainty
Which type of scientist might make predictions about the path of hurricane?
A meteorologist.
What is a forecast?
A forecast is a weather prediction that weathermen or weather women think will happen. Can also mean a prediction or a conjecture about something in the future other than weather eg economy .
What kind of weather forecasts maps developed?
forecast weather,long range forecast
Are hurricanes easy or difficult to predict?
difficult
Which agency disseminates coastal and warnings for tropical storms and hurricanes?
Local NWS Weather Forecast Offices
What weather factors mite help forecast a hurricane?
A airplane that can go into hurricanes (is a thing).
Which forecast starts in the coast of Africa a hurricane or a tornado?
Hurricanes often begin as disturbances off the coast of Africa.
Which agency disseminates coastal watches and warnings for tropical storms and hurricanes?
Local NWS Weather Forecast Offices
What is the Importance of weather forecasting?
Most people plan their leisure time ahead according to the weather forecast. You might not want to go to the beach in a rainy day for example. The other importance of the forecast are the storms and hurricanes. Imagine a hurricane all of a sudden in your neighborhood. Not good, right? The weather forecast will let you know about hurricanes with enough time to prepare your home or evacuate if needed.
Most difficult demographic variable to forecast?
brain drain
What is the 2012 hurricane forecast for the USA?
There is no hurricane forecast for the U.S. in particular, but there is a forecast for the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season, which affects the U.S. There is a Pacific hurricane season, but it rarely affects the U.S. At the latest update forecasters are anticipating the season overall to have 12 to 17 tropical storms of which 5 to 8 are expected to become hurricanes. Of those 2 or 3 are expected to become hurricanes. As of August 20, 8 of these tropical storms, including 3 hurricanes have already happened so we can anticipate perhaps another 4 to 9 storms including another 2 to 5 hurricanes. The Atlantic Hurricane Season usually peaks in September.
Weather forecast effect of heat on weather patterns wind systems tornadoes thunderstorms hurricanes?
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What is the five day forecast of Orlando Florida?
type your answer here... Well the weather changes all the time in Orlando Florida all I know is that there are hurricanes there
When it comes to hurricanes what does the acronym NOAA stand for?
NOAA is a federal agency responsible for providing weather forecast and alerts about tornadoes, hurricanes, floods,tsunamis and winter storms to the public. The acronym, NOAA stands for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
What are hurricanes criteria?
Average wind speed in excess of 70mph. It was with that dodgy definition that Michael Fish defended his failure to forecast a hurricane hitting England in 1987.
