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Hurricane Maria Hurricane Maria, the third-strongest hurricane ever to hit the US, left 100% of Puerto Rico without power. It's on the move in the Caribbean.
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Hurricane Isabel Hurricane Isabel was the costliest, deadliest, and strongest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed near the Cape Verde Islands from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
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When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, âeverything collapsed simultaneouslyâ SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — When things went bad during Hurricane Maria, they went bad all at once, across this entire island. Suddenly, everything was dysfunctional, including the power grid, the cellphone towers, the banking system.
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- Gilbert was the first storm to pass over the island from end to end since Hurricane Charley in 1953. It continued to deepen, and became the most powerful storm ever in the Atlantic with 888 mb minimum central pressure prior to landfall in the Yucatan.
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Hurricane Hugo 1 Hurricane Gilbert--The most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic with winds of 200 mph, and a central pressure of 26.28 inches of Hg, Gilbert came ashore in the Yucatan, and then proceeded into the Gulf of Mexico before hitting the Northern Mexican town of Matamoros with only 120 mph winds.
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- Hurricane, which is a Caribbean Indian word for evil spirit and big wind, is a large rotating system of oceanic tropical origin with sustained surface winds of at least 74 mph somewhere in the storm. These storms occur worldwide, and are called different names in different places.
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Puerto Rico entirely without power as Hurricane Maria hammers island with devastating force Southern New England already is dealing with pounding surf and powerful wind gusts from Hurricane Jose. That storm could help in keeping Maria away from the coast by drawing it to the northeast. If Jose weakens too quickly, Maria could drift closer to the East Coast by the middle of next week.
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Environmental Hazards Storm Surge Induced Flooding in New Orleans Chris Below, Chris Dierich, Keith Erickson, and Rachel Kjos Storm surge is the most dangerous phenomenon associated with hurricanes. Figures vary, but it is responsible for between 70% and 90% of the death and damage attributed to hurricanes. Storm Surge is a large rise in sea level caused by severe weather conditions. Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/surge/surge_big.jpg. This illustration shows a visual breakdown of the factors affecting a surge event.
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- 1 Hurricane Fran--The most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the United States during the 1996 Hurricane Season. 2  Made landfall over North Carolina with 115 mph winds in September of that year, and caused some $3.2 billion dollars in damage at the time. 3  Damage estimates are even higher today. Colonial Hurricane of 1635--Was a powerful New England hurricane that struck the Massachussetts Bay Colony in 1635 some fifteen years after the Mayflower struck land at Plymouth Rock. 2  This storm had reminded many of the pilgrims and settlers of past hurricanes that struck in the West Indies or Caribbean.
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- Hurricane Irma has become the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record, category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale—over 800 miles wide, roughly the size of Texas, sustained winds of over 185 miles per hour for more than 24 hours, gusts over 200 mph—and it has made landfall in the Caribbean.
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- The Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale is a categorical classification of hurricanes based on their wind speed, used by the U.S. government's National Hurricane Center. The scale was first used in 2009, though the wind speeds of the categories match the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (see below). The scale underwent a minor modification in 2012. The categories are Category 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Category One Hurricane: Sustained winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 km/hr).
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Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone, which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. Irene is ranked as the seventh-costliest hurricane in United States history.
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- On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, re-emerged a few hours later into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane. On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane, then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane.
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Hurricane Maria live updates: Martinique spared, devastation in Dominica, Coast Guard to help in Puerto Rico | Miami Herald Hurricane Maria heads toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico after slamming the Caribbean. Hurricane Maria made landfall in Dominica as a Category 5 just over a week after Irma devastated the Caribbean. Now, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are bracing for the eye of the storm. Caitlin Healy/McClatchy
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Precipitation A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, the generic term for a low pressure system that generally forms in the tropics. A typical cyclone is accompanied by thunderstorms, and in the Northern Hemisphere, a counterclockwise circulation of winds near the earth’s surface.
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- A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, which is a generic term for a low pressure system that generally forms in the tropics.The cyclone is accompanied by thunderstorms and, in the Northern Hemisphere, a counterclockwise circulation of winds near the earth's surface.Tropical cyclones are classified as follows:ropical Depression. An organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 38 mph (33 kt) or less. Sustained winds are a 1-minute average wind measured at about 33 ft (10 meters) above the surface.
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What it's like to ride out Hurricane Maria, the worst storm to hit Puerto Rico in nearly 100 years What it's like to ride out Hurricane Maria, the worst storm to hit Puerto Rico in nearly 100 years. I covered six previous hurricanes and thought I knew tropical cyclones. But Maria was different: meaner, louder, more punishing.
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a devastating category 4 hurricane, that hit the Gulf of Mexico and various Southern regions of the United States at the end of August, 2005, causing some of the worst damage in that country’s history, estimated at $100 billion.
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Hurricane Joaquin Hurricane Joaquin (. [xwaˈkin] wah-KEEN) was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the Bahamas and caused damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands, parts of the Greater Antilles, and Bermuda.
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This date in science: Hurricane Sandy hits U.S. Northeast Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as Superstorm Sandy) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second-costliest hurricane in United States history.
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Puerto Rico Braces for âPotentially Catastrophicâ Hit by Hurricane Maria Early Wednesday morning, after crossing the United States Virgin Islands as a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a slightly weaker Category 4 hurricane, bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 155 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical cyclone Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful hurricane and the most destructive of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 km/h). The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season.t the time, Hurricane Mitch was the strongest Atlantic hurricane observed in the month of October, though it has since been surpassed by Hurricane Wilma of the 2005 season.
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When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, âeverything collapsed simultaneouslyâ The statutory requirements and protocols of disaster management are complex. The Defense Department has authority to send some of its assets where it sees fit, and in the case of Hurricane Maria did not initially deploy as many ships, sailors and soldiers as it could have. But the Defense Department is supposed to support, and follow the guidance of, FEMA.
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Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as Superstorm Sandy) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, and the second-costliest hurricane in United States history.andy caused two deaths and damage estimated at $700 million (2012 USD) in The Bahamas. In Canada, two were killed in Ontario and an estimated $100 million (2012 CAD) in damage was caused throughout Ontario and Quebec.
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Hurricane Maria (2011) Hurricane Maria (2011) Hurricane Maria was a Category 1 hurricane that made landfall on the island of Newfoundland during September 2011. Originating from a tropical wave over the central Atlantic on September 6, Maria moved toward the west and slowly strengthened. While approaching the northern Leeward Islands, however, the system entered a region of higher vertical wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures, causing it to degenerate into a low-pressure area. It slowly curved toward the north and northeast around