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Hurricane comes from 16th Century Spanish (huracán), which is itself derived from a similar word taken from the Taino Indian language meaning "great wind"

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All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?

F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes, only tornadoes. Category 5 is the strongest category used to rate hurricanes. Atlantic hurricanes. Records of older hurricanes may be incomplete The "Cuba" hurricane of 1924 The "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 Hurricane Dog 1950 Hurricane Easy 1951 Hurricane Janet 1955 Hurricane Cleo 1958 Hurricane Donna 1960 Hurricane Ethel 1960 Hurricane Carla 1961 Hurricane Hattie 1961 Hurricane Beulah 1967 Hurricane Camille 1969 Hurricane Edith 1971 Hurricane Anita 1977 Hurricane David 1979 Hurricane Allen 1980 Hurricane Gilbert 1988 Hurricane Hugo 1989 Hurricane Andrew 1992 Hurricane Mitch 1998 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Hurricane Ivan 2004 Hurricane Emily Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2005 Hurricane Wilma 2005 Hurricane Dean 2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Pacific Category 5 Hurricanes Hurricane Patsy 1959 Unnamed Hurricane 1959 Hurricane Ava 1976 Hurricane Emilia 1994 Hurricane Gilma 1994 Hurricane John 1994 Hurricane Guillermo 1997 Hurricane Linda 1997 Hurricane Elida 2002 Hurricane Hernan 2002 Hurricane Kenna 2002 Hurricane Ioke 2006 Hurricane Rick 2009 Hurricane Celia 2010


What category was hurricane Micheal in?

Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane. It made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.


What category hurricane was Hurricane Sophia?

Hurricane Sophia was a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of around 140-145 mph.


What hurricane did you just have?

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Where did hurricane Edith make landfall as a category 5 hurricane in 1971?

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What does the Native American word hurricane mean?

Hurricane comes from the Taino language word for wind.


What language did hurricane come from?

The word hurricane comes from the Taino Indian word "hurakan" meaning "big wind."


How did hurricane kate rina effect pollution?

orange in the Mexican language orange in the Mexican language


What language did hurricane originate?

The word hurricane came from the Taino Indian work "huracan" meaning "big wind." This word was later adopted by Spanish settlers and from there was incorporated into other European languages.


What is a hurricane bulletin?

A hurricane bulletin is a public forecast issued by the National Hurricane Center, and is written in plain language. Information is provided on the hurricane's current location and where hurricane watch and warnings apply. Information on the physical conditions such as wind speed, size, central pressure and direction of movement of the hurricane are also provided.


What are two words that come from the taino?

Hurricane and hammock are two English words that come from the Taíno language.


What is a noun for the word hurricane?

The word hurricane is probably derived from the Taino word huracan which meant storm. The Spaniards that landed in Hispaniola heard this word used by the Arawak people that lived here. They adopted this word into the Spanish language where huracan has the meaning of hurricane.


What are some pros and cons of Belize?

Has an English historical influence, which gives a language advantage to potential tourists. It is Hurricane prone area.


All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?

F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes, only tornadoes. Category 5 is the strongest category used to rate hurricanes. Atlantic hurricanes. Records of older hurricanes may be incomplete The "Cuba" hurricane of 1924 The "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 Hurricane Dog 1950 Hurricane Easy 1951 Hurricane Janet 1955 Hurricane Cleo 1958 Hurricane Donna 1960 Hurricane Ethel 1960 Hurricane Carla 1961 Hurricane Hattie 1961 Hurricane Beulah 1967 Hurricane Camille 1969 Hurricane Edith 1971 Hurricane Anita 1977 Hurricane David 1979 Hurricane Allen 1980 Hurricane Gilbert 1988 Hurricane Hugo 1989 Hurricane Andrew 1992 Hurricane Mitch 1998 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Hurricane Ivan 2004 Hurricane Emily Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2005 Hurricane Wilma 2005 Hurricane Dean 2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Pacific Category 5 Hurricanes Hurricane Patsy 1959 Unnamed Hurricane 1959 Hurricane Ava 1976 Hurricane Emilia 1994 Hurricane Gilma 1994 Hurricane John 1994 Hurricane Guillermo 1997 Hurricane Linda 1997 Hurricane Elida 2002 Hurricane Hernan 2002 Hurricane Kenna 2002 Hurricane Ioke 2006 Hurricane Rick 2009 Hurricane Celia 2010


When was Hurricane Katrina classified as a hurricane?

Hurricane Katrina reached hurricane status on August 25, 2005.


The date Hurricane Gordon became a hurricane?

There were 2, Hurricane Gordan in 1994 which became a hurricane on November 17th and hurricane Gordan in 2006 became a hurricane on September 3th.


What is found in the middle of the hurricane?

A eye of the hurricane is in the middle in the hurricane