No one really knows the maximum winds a hurricane could theoretically sustain if water temperatures keep rising, Wehner said. "In these really strong, distinct eyewalls where the winds are moving like crazy, these flows are very unstable," he said. RELATED STORIES —Experts predicted way more ...
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If you live in a high-risk hurricane area, it’s natural to feel anxious or uncertain as hurricane season nears. We’ve provided some steps to help you feel informed and empowered to weather the storm.1. How to know if you're at risk First, determine if you’re in an area that is...
The 3 fastest winds of a hurricane (飓风) are found in the eye wall. This is the area 4 is around the center or eye of the storm. The 5 in the eye is light and the sky is clear. Winds in ocean storms can reach speeds of more 6 two hundred fifty kilometers an hour.Some ...
Another scenario consistently showing up in weather models is that prevailing winds will keep hurricane Lee on a northward trajectory, bringing the storm directly into the Maritimes by next weekend. This would be a high-impact event for the region, with heavy rain, h...
SPEAKER 2: Sure. Well, we've talked about the winds, so the winds are a very important feature of a hurricane. But also the rain. With these very intense thunderstorms, very super intense thunderstorms, you're going to get a lot of rain. And that's going to produce flash floods and...
Hurricane Helene was a Category 4 storm that barreled toward Florida's Big Bend region with maximum wind speeds of 130 mph (210 km/h). This devastating storm made landfall around 11 p.m. EDT on Sept. 26 before lashing Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama with high winds and rain. Helene was ...
As the Atlantic hurricane season began June 1, 2022 (it runs through Nov. 30), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) predicted between 14 and 21 storms that would be big enough to merit names, with winds of 39 miles per hour (63 kilometers per hour) or greater. Howev...
A developing cyclone is given a name when it officially becomes atropical storm, meaning it has sustained winds of at least 39 mph. Once maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, the tropical storm becomes a hurricane. Storm names used to be chosen more randomly, not assigned in a pre-planned...
winds, rain, and storm surges.Tropical cycloneis a generic name that refers to the storms’ geographic origin and cyclonic rotation around a central eye. Depending on their location and strength, the storms arecalled different things. What gets dubbed ahurricanein the Atlantic, for example, ...