hurricane zone
Cyclone-prone coastal region
A hurricane zone is a geographic area prone to hurricanes, typically coastal regions in tropical and subtropical latitudes.
The term appears in insurance policies, building codes, and emergency planning: Property in a hurricane zone requires special coverage.
Hurricane zones have designated construction standards and evacuation procedures.
- Florida KeysSubtropical American island chain
- barrier islandsCoastal sand formations blocking waves
- Bay of BengalNortheastern Indian Ocean inlet
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
rain · evacuation plans · landfall · high winds · tropical storm · cyclone · eye wall · Gulf of Mexico · FEMA · Coriolis effect · disaster relief · Indian Ocean · wind · storm surge · Yucatan Peninsula · emergency shelters · disaster preparedness · Southeast Asia
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- danger zonesdanger zones, war zones, combat zones, red zones, hostile territory
- Extreme Terrainabyss, arctic, Antarctic, Antarctica, Death Valley
- Florida CoastGulf Coast, Atlantic Coast, sandy beach, Florida Keys, Key West
- tropical oceanCaribbean Sea, coral reef, lagoon, atoll, Pacific islands
- Caribbean IslandsGrand Cayman, Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Provo
hurricane zonetornado alley
Funnel-prone geographic zone
earthquake zone · wildfire zone · avalanche zone · flood plain · seismic zone
hurricane zonedesert region
Dry, barren geographic area
arid zone · temperate zone · dry climate · high desert · rain shadow