Depends on what you mean by touch the ground. A hurricane is not like a tornado, which develops in the clouds and then extends downward. A hurricane is a large-scale weather system that has components operating at all levels of the troposphere, including at the surface. Hurricanes form over warm ocean water, and many stay at sea, but some do strike land. By definition, a hurricane must produce sustained surface-level winds of at lest 74 mph.
Not really. Hurricanes can only form over warm ocean water. Once they hit land they weaken rapidly and don't stay as hurricanes for very long.
The portion along the Gulf of Mexico feels the greatest impact from hurricanes, as hurricanes quickly lose strength after they hit land.
No. A lake is not nearly big enough.
Hurricanes start out at sea to begin with. However, sometimes a hurricane will hit land, though it usually does not stay a hurricane for long if that happens, and then go back out to sea. When that happens the storm may restrengthen, though that doesn't always happen.
Hurricanes weaken when they move over land.
yes they charge in the water then hits land
Not really. Hurricanes can only form over warm ocean water. Once they hit land they weaken rapidly and don't stay as hurricanes for very long.
No hurricanes form over the ocean. They weaken rapidly if they hit land.
Hurricanes cause a lot of damage when the hit land. Each year many hurricanes cause damage to buildings.
Hurricanes always start out at sea, never on land.
The portion along the Gulf of Mexico feels the greatest impact from hurricanes, as hurricanes quickly lose strength after they hit land.
No. A lake is not nearly big enough.
Hurricanes start out at sea to begin with. However, sometimes a hurricane will hit land, though it usually does not stay a hurricane for long if that happens, and then go back out to sea. When that happens the storm may restrengthen, though that doesn't always happen.
Hurricanes weaken when they move over land.
No hurricanes ever hit Arizona.
Hurricanes weaken over land due to the lack of warm ocean waters that fuel them. Without this energy source, the storm's strength diminishes as it moves over land. Additionally, the friction from land can disrupt the storm's circulation and cause it to lose its structure.
Zero (0) hurricanes hit the US in 2009.