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A hurricane can intensify if it moves over warmer water, encounters moister air, moves into an environment of weaker wind shear, or if upper tropospheric temperatures drop.

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What does it mean when the eye of a hurricane is shrinking in diameter?

Diameter means the space from one side of the circle to the other, cutting throught the center-most point. To answer your question, it means the eye of the hurricane is getting smaller; the diameter length becoming less and less, thus shrinking. If the eye of a hurricane is shrinking that usually means the storm is strengthening.


Is a hurricane a person place or thing?

A hurricane is a weather phenomenon characterized by strong winds and heavy rain. It is not a person, place, or thing in the traditional sense, but rather a powerful natural event that can cause significant damage and destruction.


What type of tropical storm with winds 119km per hour or more?

A tropical storm with winds of 119 km per hour or more is classified as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This type of hurricane can cause damage to trees, power lines, and unanchored mobile homes. It is important to take precautions and follow safety guidelines when such storms are approaching.


Has there ever been a hurricane Donna?

1960 was the year of Hurricane Donna. It is the only hurricane on record to sustain hurricane force winds in Florida, the mid-Atlantic states and New England, if the site at the attached link is accurate.


Is a bigger hurricane more intense?

The size of a hurricane is not directly associated with its intensity. A hurricane's intensity is typically measured by its maximum sustained wind speed. A larger hurricane may cause more widespread damage due to its larger wind field.

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How powerful and deadly is a hurricane?

A hurricane is NOT powerful at all.And a hurricane is also NOT deadly


What is more powerful a hurricane or a tornanado?

A Hurricane is more powerful because they do indeed release much more energy than a torn. That mostly because a hurricane is much larger than a tornado. However, a tornado can be more violent than even the worst hurricane and cause more severe damage in a localized area. Hurricane winds can reach a maximum of about 190 mph and tornadoes over 300mph


What is the most powerful stORMS?

A hurricane They produce STRONG winds, tornadoes, severe thunder storms, ect.


Is Hurricane Katrina a heat wave?

No. Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane, which is a type of very powerful storm.


How does the amount of wind affect hurricane formation-?

Wind shear is one of the most critical factors in controlling or even destroying hurricane formation, the more wind, the more powerful the hurricane. Conversely, if the wind is blowing in the opposite direction of the hurricane, it can slow it down or destroy it.


A powerful storm that forms over tropical oceans is called a?

hurricane


Did hurricane Hugo destroy any buildings?

Of course it did, it was a very powerful hurricane.


What is more powerful a hurricane or an earthquake?

i think an earthquake is more powerful because the ground could crack everything shakes and breaks and if someone fell ain't no telling where they would end up...#who knows?


Was Hurricane Katrina a powerful hurricane?

Yes. Hurricane Katrina peaked as a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph.


How powerful was Hurricane Katrina when it New Orleans?

125mph


What is a powerful hurricane like storm?

Typhoon or Cyclone


What is a hurricane like?

A hurricane is a powerful wind storm with rain and a lot of stuff flying through the air.