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Hurricane Facts And Trivia The first hurricane to hit the American Colonies saints who were honored on the day the storm occurred,
happened on Aug. 25, 1635. according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
By Katie Roundtree, The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened Administration. For example, the hurricane that hit
Finance Director, in 1943 in the middle of World War II. Okeechobee, Fla., in 1928, was alternately called the
Northern Palm Beach In 1944, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet was crushed by Okeechobee hurricane and the San Felipe Segundo
County Improvement Typhoon Cobra, which sank three destroyers and damaged hurricane because it hit on the feast day of Saint Philip.
District many ships. The man who first gave names to hurricanes was an
It’s that time of year Bangladesh was a country that was created from a Australian weather forecaster named C. Wragge in the
when our thoughts turn to hurricane. In 1970, this region of Pakistan was struck by early 1900s.
the tropics and we keep our a cyclone and 500,000 people died. The people felt their When the National Hurricane Center began giving
fingers crossed for a quiet government did not do enough to help after the disaster official name to storms in 1953, they were originally all
hurricane season. Below so in 1971, they voted to be independent of Pakistan and female. Hurricanes didn’t start having male names until
are some interesting facts Bangladesh was born. 1979.
about these giant storms to In 1971, Hurricane Ginger lasted for over three weeks. The worst hurricane damage is often caused by a storm
kick off the hurricane season on June 1. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo completely destroyed several surge. A storm surge is like a giant wall of water pushed
Hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones are all the forests in South Carolina. onshore by hurricane winds. Most people who die in
same phenomenon. In the Pacific Ocean, hurricanes are In 1999, Hurricane Floyd was barely a Category 1 hurricanes are killed by the towering walls of sea water
generally known as typhoons. In the Indian Ocean they hurricane, but it still managed to mow down 19 million that comes inland.
are called tropical cyclones. In the Atlantic Ocean they trees and caused over a billion dollars in damage. The planet Jupiter has a hurricane which has been
are called hurricanes. The word hurricane comes from Only four Category 5 hurricanes (the highest category going on for over 300 years. It can be seen as a red spot
the Taino Native American word, hurucane, meaning evil on the hurricane strength scale) have hit the continental on the planet. This hurricane on Jupiter is bigger than the
spirit of the wind. United States since the beginning of the 20th century: Earth itself.
The earliest hurricane report comes from Christopher the 1935 Florida Keys Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane In the southern hemisphere, hurricanes rotate in a
Columbus in 1495, who encountered a tropical storm on Camille in 1969, Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and most clockwise direction, and in the northern hemisphere they
one of his voyages to the New World. He later declared recently Hurricane Michael in 2018. rotate in an counter clockwise direction. This is due to
that “nothing but the service of God and the extension of Hurricane Katrina is the costliest hurricane to have what’s called the Coriolis Force, produced by the Earth’s
the monarchy” would induce him to expose himself to ever hit the United States, causing some $125 billion rotation.
such danger. dollars’ worth of damage in New Orleans and across Hurricane season is from June to November when the
much of the Gulf Coast. It was a Category 5 storm at one seas are at their warmest and most humid, which are ripe
Reminder From point, but a Category 3 when it made landfall along the conditions for a hurricane to develop.
Sources:
Louisiana-Mississippi border.
http://www.hurricane-facts.com/Interesting-Hurricane-
The most intense tropical cyclone ever measured when
Palm Beach Gardens considering a storm’s central pressure (this pressure drops Facts.php
http://www.livescience.com/31751-amazing-hurricane-
as cyclones become stronger) was Typhoon Tip, which on
Police Department Oct. 12, 1979, had a central pressure of 870 millibars. facts.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/
The most intense tropical cyclone in terms of the
Adopt These Habits To highest wind speeds measured was Tropical Cyclone sfl-hc-history-1495to1800-htmlstory.html
Olivia, which struck Australia in 1996. It had wind speeds
NPDES Tip: Hurricane season begins June 1. Make
Prevent Vehicle Burglaries of 253 mph (407 kph) the fastest wind ever measured on sure your yards and trees are trimmed to avoid flying
debris during a storm. Dispose of your trimmings and
the Earth’s surface.
Every second, a large hurricane releases the energy of clippings properly. Do not put them into storm drains or
• Please lock your vehicle doors every time – even 10 atomic bombs. lakes!
for a quick stop or at home. Originally, hurricanes were given the names of
• Never leave items of any kind inside your vehicle.
Hiding items doesn’t work!
• At a minimum, if you must leave items, place
them in your trunk.
• Cell phone/iPod power cords, GPS holders and
other key sets act as neon signs.
• Park in well-lit areas, stay alert and call in
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