Hurricane Research Paper

I have always found the ocean to be a very intriguing part of the Earth. There are infinitely many discoveries that have yet to be made about it. My fascination with the ocean sparked the idea to do my class paper on hurricanes and what they are along with their effects. I remember hearing about all the damages from Hurricane Katrina after it hit the coast near New Orleans. The only information I really know about them is what is briefly covered on the news. I thought it would be interesting to discover the true effects they can have on not only people that endure them, but also the environment as it gets ripped to shreds by the plethora of winds and water.

A tropical wave developed into a tropical depression about 140 mi (230 km) east of the Yucatán Peninsula on August 17. Moving north-northwestward, the depression soon strengthened into a tropical storm. Early on August 18, the system crossed the Yucatán Channel and entered the Gulf of Mexico. While nearing the coast of Louisiana on August 19, the storm slowed down, turned westward, and intensified into a Category 1 hurricane. Late on August 19, the hurricane attained its maximum sustained wind speed of 80 mph (130 km/h). The cyclone curved west-northwestward and weakened slightly before making landfall near Crystal Beach, Texas, with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) around 13:00 UTC on August 21. At landfall, the barometric pressure fell to 992

The 1900 storm, like countless powerful Atlantic hurricanes, is thought to have begun as a Cape Verde type hurricane a tropical wave moving off the western coast of Africa. Specifics of the storm were not extensive; damage to telegraph lines restricted communication. The Weather Bureau's central office in Washington, D.C., ordered storm warnings raised from Pensacola, Florida, to Galveston. By the afternoon of September 7, large swells from the southeast were observed on the Gulf, and clouds at all elevations began moving in from the northeast. The first train to reach Galveston left Houston on the morning of September 8 at 9:45 a.m.

Hugo quickly strengthened into a category five hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph. Eventually it lost it strengthen when passing through the high terrain of Puerto Rico. Then the unpredictable event happens, when the eye of the hurricane wasn’t visible for about a day. By September 20th the eye was once again visible and the hurricane was better organized with the help of the warm water of the Western Atlantic Ocean between

Hermine weakened while crossing from Florida into Georgia, but still produced sustained winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) at Savannah, with gusts to 58 mph (93 km/h).[77] Farther northeast, Folly Island, South Carolina, reported sustained winds of 44 mph (71 km/h) with gusts to 59 mph (95 km/h),[78] and the pier in Duck, North Carolina, reported sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) with gusts to 73 mph (117 km/h).[79] Heavy rainfall occurred through the Carolinas, reaching 10.72 in (272 mm) in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[80] At Norfolk International Airport, wind gusts reached 43 mph (69 km/h).[81] In Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, Hermine's passage left around 274,000 people without power.[40][42][82][83]

The higher pressure areas from the weather were forcing the hurricane toward New England. But now, not only was the hurricane headed for New England, it was growing stronger from the weather and environment it was in. A jet stream coming from the west hit the hurricane and riled it up. The moon was at it’s fullest, and at that time of year, the tides were expected to be higher than usual anyway. Eventually, the hurricane was five hundred miles wide, with wind speeds of 150 miles per hour.

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By September 16th, the disturbance was steered northwest by a mid-level ridge into a region that was more favorable for development. The 84 ̊ F sea surface temperature, low wind shear, and sufficient moisture allowed the disturbance to strengthen into a hurricane before reaching the Lesser Antilles. On the night of September 17th, Hurricane Maria was upgraded to Category 3 with surface winds up to 120 mph. Maria achieved Category 5 as it approached Dominica on September 18th (Moloney, 2017).

Have you ever wished you were more ready for a storm, like a hurricane? A couple weeks ago a bad hurricane named Irma came up here, however it was not the bad when it go to us. This storm was crazy was crazy we was not near ready at all we are talking about how a nation,self,and consequences.We live in a great country, but we could be more ready as a nation. Shelters are very important during a storm.A shelter is a place to go when you do not have a home. Or you have a house but it can not take the storm. A shelters is a place that provides food and water.The nation can helps us stock up on water.All of the supermarkets was out of food and water. This is what we need. The lights was out so we did not water.A lot of people did not have the right amount of water.or food to make it so people was trying to leave and go some where to find food and water.

First, hurricanes can only form over warm sea water eighty degrees Fahrenheit, or warmer. Evaporation from sea water will increase their power and makes it more dangerous. During a hurricane, they can be six-hundred miles wide across, they also have large and dangerous spiraling inward and upward winds. They typically last for about a week, but many are known to last longer. Hurricane’s strong winds and heavy

On September 4, a tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa, and by 00:00 UTC the following day, the system organized into Tropical Depression Eight between Cabo Verde and Senegal.[4][6] Soon after, the depression moved through Cabo Verde, and it continued northwestward due to a passing mid-latitude trough. On September 8, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Chloe, and it quickly intensified thereafter. The Hurricane Hunters observed winds of 86 mph (138 km/h) on September 9, indicating that Chloe attained hurricane status while the storm was turning sharply westward. Interaction with Hurricane Doria to the west turned Chloe more toward the northwest on September 11. Two days later, Chloe reached peak winds of 110 mph (175 km/h)

In source 1 it states that some of the conditions that made the hurricane so powerful was that there were already heavy rainfall in the summer that caused flooding. The hurricane traveled from africa across the ocean to the east coast. The heat transformed a tropical storm to a gigantic hurricane.Also, rare conditions in the air cause the hurricane to get even bigger.

Hurricane Flora which was considered a category 4 hurricane is amongst the deadliest Atlantic Hurricanes in recorded history, with a death total of over 7,000. Flora was developed from a disturbance in the Intertropical Convergence Zone on September 26th located nearly 800 miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Hurricane Flora organized on September 29th and attained a tropical storm status, as it quickly continued to strengthen to reach a category 3 hurricane status before moving the Windward Islands and passing through Tobago. It reached maximum winds of 145 miles per hour while in the Caribbean. The storm hit the southwestern side of Haiti near peak intensity, then turned west and drifted over Cuba for four days before moving northeastward,

it’s 296 km/hr winds. After being classified as the most powerful hurricane to ever be recorded in the Atlantic, yet another hurricane hit. Hurricane Jose, a category 4, was especially severe in the nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Only days after, a category 3 hurricane Maria imposed fear on the many areas that were still struggling to recover from hurricanes Irma and Jose.[8] Along with the million displaced people, 95% of all Caribbean structures were demolished and the area of Barbuda alone is expected to cost $100 to repair.[9]

The first mistake the Jacksonville’s weather bureau made was to call all extra relief workers and coast guards from New York and New England down to Florida to prepare for the storm. While looking out and protecting Florida, they took many needed hands from the northeast, which was hit harder. Their second mistake, a more important one, was to assume this storm was another typical Cape Verde hurricane because it began to veer northward. Those storms were known to curve away from the tropics at first opportunity and head north for colder water where it would soon die off before hitting the US. It followed this specific course by the Bermuda High currents, “a mass of dense dry air that dominates the weather in the North