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All About HurricanesLoading...
BY LILY DIBIANCO
Table of contents
1.
What is a hurricane pages 3-4
Some facts from the author p.g. 9-10
2.
Damage from Hurricane 5-6
Glossary 11
3.
hurricane katrina 7-8
At the center of a hurricane there is a eye it has light winds .The ocean has to be warm for the hurricane to occur.
What is a hurricane
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The strong winds are 75-200 mph, that is a lot. The warm waters are really important to a hurricane for it to start. Hurricanes are 600 miles long.
The tropical storm winds are 39-74 mph.The travel speeds are 10-20 mph.
What is a Hurricane
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The rain bands are curved bands of clouds and thunderstorms that trail away form the eye wall in a spiral fashion.
A hurricane
Catastrophic damage is when it hits buildings, trees, cars, and waves.
Damage from hurricanes
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FLOODING is when the rain is really hard, it can flood so much it can fill up with in like 2-3 hours.
A storm surge is when it hits land just like flooding.
DESTRUCTIVE is when it reaches land and there are heavy rains.
Damage from hurricanes
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- Category 1 74 - 95 mph
- Category 2 96 - 110 mph
- Category 3 111 - 130 mph
- Category 4 131 - 154 mph
- Category 5 155+ mph
WINDS