Atlantic hurricanes
Caribbean storm systems
Atlantic hurricanes are tropical cyclones that form in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico.
These rotating storm systems develop during hurricane season (June through November) and are classified by sustained wind speeds—from tropical depression through Category 5 hurricane.
Atlantic hurricanes have become more intense in recent decades.
- eyeOrgan of sight
- tropical stormOrganized oceanic wind system
- category fiveHighest storm intensity rating
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
Caribbean Sea · flooding · Coriolis effect · evacuation plans · mandatory evacuation · Bahamas · wind · Gulf of Mexico · economic loss · Puerto Rico · coastal erosion · Cape Verde · water contamination · emergency shelters · storm surge · Florida Keys · surge · wind shear
- Atlantic OceanGulf Stream, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea, Azores, Cape Verde
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- hydrologyrivers, streamflow, aquifers, aquifer, lakes
- Atlantic CoastOuter Banks, Nova Scotia, Cape Hatteras, Newfoundland, Virginia Beach
Atlantic hurricanescalm seas
Flat, waveless ocean
fair weather · clear skies · doldrums · still air · mild weather