hurricanes
Violent rotating storms
Hurricanes is the plural of hurricane, a powerful tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, rotating around a calm central eye.
Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters and can cause catastrophic damage through wind, rain, and storm surge: Three hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast that season.
The term applies specifically to such storms in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific; equivalent storms elsewhere are called typhoons or cyclones.
Western Pacific hurricane
- eyeOrgan of sight
- eyewallHurricane's central windband
- landfallReaching shore after voyage
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
category · wind speed · barometric pressure · rotation · convection · outflow · rainbands · depression
Severe widespread destruction
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- damageHarm or impairment
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- destructionAct of completely ruining
power outage · evacuation · emergency · displaced · rebuilding · recovery · insurance claims · FEMA
Removal from danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
- suppliesResources for a task
- boarding upCovering openings with planks
- sandbagsFilled sacks for barriers
generator · emergency kit · bottled water · flashlight · batteries · plywood · shutters · insurance
Ocean bordering Europe
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- Gulf CoastSouthern U.S. maritime region
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
Texas · Puerto Rico · Bahamas · coastal · Gulf of Mexico · Cape Verde · landfall · barrier islands
typhoon
Western Pacific hurricane
storm surge · category · wind speed · barometric pressure · rotation · convection · outflow · rainbands · depression · intensification
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
destruction · power outage · evacuation · emergency · displaced · rebuilding · recovery · insurance claims · FEMA · relief efforts
evacuation
Removal from danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
- suppliesResources for a task
- boarding upCovering openings with planks
sandbags · generator · emergency kit · bottled water · flashlight · batteries · plywood · shutters · insurance · stockpile
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- Gulf CoastSouthern U.S. maritime region
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
Louisiana · Texas · Puerto Rico · Bahamas · coastal · Gulf of Mexico · Cape Verde · landfall · barrier islands · coastline
Katrina
Female name, Greek origin
Andrew · Irma · Ian · Dorian · Camille · Hugo · Wilma · Michael · Florence · Laura
- Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
- catastrophesdisasters, disaster, natural disasters, catastrophe, apocalypse
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, sticky heat
- tropical islandsatolls, coral islands, volcanic islands, lagoons, reefs
- tropical weathertropical depression, tropical climate, tropical storms, tropical wave, tropical weather
- Water damage causesflooding, leaky pipes, burst pipes, roof leaks, storms
hurricanescalm
Free from agitation
stillness · dead calm · gentle breeze · doldrums · tranquility
hurricanesstillness
Complete lack of motion
tranquility · becalmed · windlessness · stagnant air · dead air
- hurricane seasonAnnual tropical storm timeframe
- hurricane warningNotice of approaching severe tropical storm
- Atlantic hurricanesRotating storms over warm ocean
- hurricane reliefHelp after major storms
- eye of the hurricaneTranquil zone within cyclone
- Hurricane IreneNamed 2011 Atlantic cyclone