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What Georgia city is most likely to experience a hurricane?

Savannah, Georgia is a city that is most likely to experience a hurricane due to its location along the Atlantic coast and susceptibility to storms originating in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean.


What is the defining factor that changes a storms status from tropical storm to hurricane?

The difference between tropical storms and Hurricanes are simply the strength and/or size. Some tropical storms strengthen, and develop into Hurricanes, while some Hurricanes, as they weaken, fall into the area of tropical storms.


How long did it take for Galveston to recover from hurricane Ike?

It took several years for Galveston to fully recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The rebuilding process included restoring infrastructure, homes, businesses, and public facilities, as well as implementing measures to increase resilience to future storms. Despite significant progress, some areas are still recovering from the long-term impacts of the hurricane.


What happens to the name of a hurricane if it is a particularly destructive storm?

If a hurricane is particularly destructive, its name can be retired to avoid any negative association with future storms. The name is replaced with a new one to be used in the following hurricane season rotation. This helps to ensure that the name of a destructive storm is not used again.


When will tropical storm or hurricane Whitney be active?

It is unlikely that Tropical Whitney will occur anytime in the near future. Storms in a year are named in alphabetical order, and only 1 season has made it to a named with "W." Even if Whitney does form, there is no way of predicting when.

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What Georgia city is most likely to experience a hurricane?

Savannah, Georgia is a city that is most likely to experience a hurricane due to its location along the Atlantic coast and susceptibility to storms originating in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean.


Does the eye in the hurricane have thunderstorms in it?

No. The eye of a hurricane is free of storms.


What type of storms can a hurricane produce?

a tornado storm can be formed from a hurricane


Does Saturn have storms on its surface?

YesSaturn is constantly having hurricane-like storms.


Will there be a hurricane Kelsey?

Not within 2030.The hurricane list if names for 2030 has not been finished and none of the lists from 2012-2030 has a hurricane Kelsey on it.Your welcome, it took me a long time to searxh for your answer


How do the Hurricane Hunters collect data from the middle of a hurricane?

The hurricane hunters have satelites that tells them were all the storms are going on just like meteorologist use satelites to find weather and storms.


Why do humans increase the erosion caused by dust storms?

Humans increase erosion caused by dust storms through land degradation from activities like agriculture, deforestation, and construction. These activities disrupt natural ecosystems, leading to soil degradation, which can be easily eroded during dust storms due to weakened vegetation cover. Industrial activities can also release pollutants that further degrade soil quality and increase erosion susceptibility.


What similarities does a thunderstorm and hurricane have?

They are both storms


Are there storms in Idaho?

No, there is no way a hurricane could get to Idaho.


Are hurricanes and storms the same thing?

No. A hurricane is a type of storm, but most storms are not hurricanes.


What is the defining factor that changes a storms status from tropical storm to hurricane?

The difference between tropical storms and Hurricanes are simply the strength and/or size. Some tropical storms strengthen, and develop into Hurricanes, while some Hurricanes, as they weaken, fall into the area of tropical storms.


How long did it take for Galveston to recover from hurricane Ike?

It took several years for Galveston to fully recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The rebuilding process included restoring infrastructure, homes, businesses, and public facilities, as well as implementing measures to increase resilience to future storms. Despite significant progress, some areas are still recovering from the long-term impacts of the hurricane.