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About Hurricanes

/managed_images/sif598891.jpg There are several types of storms that can form during the Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1 to Nov. 30); however, hurricanes are the most dangerous. Hurricanes are organized systems of strong thunderstorms that can cover several hundred miles and generate torrential rain and tornadoes. They can also cause storm surges—domes of water that reach 10 to 20 feet above sea level, resulting in deaths and damage to communities. Hurricanes have an area called the eye, which is a calm spot in the middle of the storm. It's important to remember that when the eye passes over your area, only half the storm has passed. The wind will return suddenly from the opposite direction, perhaps with even greater force.

For information regarding evacuation zones and emergency shelters, tune in to your local television and radio stations, call your local Red Cross or your county's Emergency Management Office.

Glossary of Terms

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

Category

Sustained Winds

Damage

Storm Surge

1

74 - 95 MPH

Minimal: Unanchored mobile homes, vegetation and signs.

4 - 5 ft.

2

96 - 110 MPH

Moderate: All mobile homes, roofs, small crafts, flooding.

 6 - 8 ft.

3

111 - 130 MPH

Extensive: Small buildings, low-lying roads cut off.

 9 - 12 ft.

4

131 - 155 MPH

Extreme: Roofs destroyed, trees down, roads cut off, mobile homes destroyed. Beach homes flooded.

 13 - 18 ft.

5

Greater than 155 MPH

Catastrophic: Most buildings destroyed. Vegetation destroyed. Major roads cut off. Home flooded.

Greater than 18 ft.

2009 Hurricane Names: Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny, Erika, Fred, Grace, Henri, Ida, Joaquin, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor, Wanda.


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