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How strong must a storm's winds be in order to be called a hurricane?
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A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.
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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.
Is there a hurricane Tristan?
No. The name Tristan does not appear on current hurricane name lists. Additionally, hurricanes are named in alphabetical order and only a few storms have had names beginning with T:Hurricane Tanya in 1995Tropical Storm Tammy in 2005Hurricane Tomas in 2010Tropical Storm Tony in 2012.
What factor determines when a tropical storm becomes a hurricane?
When the wind speed is greater than 74 miles per hour, it is considered a hurricane, category one.when the wind exceed 119 km/h the storms is classified as hurricane.
When naming tropical storms and hurricanes what determines if its a male or female name?
The names simply alternate in gender. If the last tropical storm or hurricane had a male name then the next name will be female and vice versa. For example, the first four Atlantic tropical storms of this year in order were Arlene, Bret, Cindy, and Don.
Has there been a hurricane named Ryan?
No. There have only been three hurricanes or tropical storms with names starting with R: Roxanne, Rita, and Richard. Hurricanes are named in alphabetical order and it is rare for there to be enough storms to get to R.
Which sequence of storms stages is in the correct order?
tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane
Will there be a hurricane Rebecca?
Not exactly. The name Rebekah is up for use in 2014. However, most hurricane seasons do not have enout storms to reach the letter R, as storms are named in alphabetical order. Addtionally, if this storm does occur, it may only be a trpoical storm, and might not reach hurricane strength.
Is Irene the 1st or 2st name on the hurricane list?
Neither. Hurricane names proceed in alphabetical order and Irene is 9th on the list. However, Irene was the first Atlantic storm of 2011 to become a hurricane. The first eight named systems of that season were only tropical storms.
What was Hurricane Tobias like?
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
What was Hurricane Tobias?
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
When did hurricane tobias happen?
There never was a Hurricane Tobias. The named Tobias was added to the six-year rotation of hurricane names when the name Tomas was retired following the 2010 hurricane season. Tobias was on the list of names available for the 2016 season, but it was never used. Hurricanes and tropical storms and named in alphabetical order, and the 2016 season only made it as far as Otto.
How much wind does it take for a storm to be called a hurricane?
In order to be considered a hurricane a tropical cyclone must have winds of at least 74 mph.
What do the tectonic plates have to do in order to cause an hurricane?
Nothing. Hurricanes are weather events. They form from storms gaining energy over warm ocean water. They have absolutely nothing to do with plate tectonics.
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.
Is there a hurricane Tristan?
No. The name Tristan does not appear on current hurricane name lists. Additionally, hurricanes are named in alphabetical order and only a few storms have had names beginning with T:Hurricane Tanya in 1995Tropical Storm Tammy in 2005Hurricane Tomas in 2010Tropical Storm Tony in 2012.
What do the letters in a hurricane name represent?
The first letter of a hurricane or tropical storm name indicates its position in the order of the storms forming, as the names proceed in alphabetical order (e.g. the first Atlantic storm of 2012 will be Alberto, the second will be Beryl, the third will by Chris and so forth). The letters after the first don't represent anything.
How are storms named if they run out of names for storms?
Hurricanes are named by using the letters of the alphabet. Names are chosen in alphabetical order, alternating in gender for each storm. 21 letters of the alphabet are used in each year's list and Q, U, X,Y and Z are skipped. If the number of named storms exceeds 21 then the NHC uses letters of the Greek alphabet (alpha, beta, gamma...) This has only happened once: in the 2005 hurricane season which had 27 named storms all the way up to tropical storm Zeta. At the beginning of the new year the names list is reset back to an "A" name.
