Hurricanes can be up to 600 miles wide with winds spiraling inward at 75-200 mph. Unlike extropical cyclones, hurricanes have warm air at their center. The worst hurricane was Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which started in the Atlantic and hit the Bahamas and Florida with winds up to 175 mph, crossing Florida before strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico. The eye of the hurricane is the calmest part in the center with light winds and no rain.

1. Paige
All about hurricanes.

2. How in the world do hurricanes
they can be up to 600 miles
across and have strong
winds spiraling inward and
upward at speeds of 75 to
200 mph.

3. What makes hurricanes
different
• with warm air at its
center, a hurricane is
different from
extropical cyclones.
An extropical
cyclones are also
called wave cyclones.

4. The worst hurricane
• You probably think the again. It also hit
worst hurricane was Louisiana and traveled
Katrina. The worst on into the connecting
hurricane was named states. When it got on
Andrew. It started in land it weakened as it
Atlantic and grew traveled on tell it
bigger. It hit the Bahama stopped.
Islands. Soon it crashed
into Florida. It crossed
the whole state and
when it hit the Gulf of
Mexico and it grew

5. The EYE
• The center of the storm
is the calmest part. It is
called the eye and only
has light winds and no
rain. They are not very
big.

6. Pictures
• more hurricane pictures at
http://www.google.com/search?
q=HURRICANE&hl=en&prmd=imvnsu&source=lnms&tbm
=isch&sa=X&ei=kldPUITKMsjJqgG8uYCIAg&ved=0CAoQ
_AUoAQ&biw=1276&bih=660

7. Pictures
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• more pictures at: http://www.google.com/
search?
q=hurricanes&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=
lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Y0tTUI2DL4rlrQ
GSiICoAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=743
&bih=621#q=hurricanes&hl=en&sa=X&tb

8. 2012 hurricane names
• Alberto Beryl
Chris Debby
Ernesto Gordon
Helene Isaac
Joyce Kirk
Leslie Michael
Nadine Oscar
Patty Rafael
Sandy Tony
Valerie William

9. from thunder storm to
hurricane to tornado
• Thunder storms can
become hurricanes if
they are in big clusters
and that’s when it is a
hurricane. When a
hurricane gets to land it
weakens and it can
become a tornado and
soon it will just be
wind.

10. Picture from: http://www.ct.gov/demhs/cwp/view.asp?a=1933&q=463072&demhsNav_GID=1996

11. How Bad was Katrina?
• Hurricane Katrina killed
almost 1,800 people.
About 20% of its
500,000 people were
with out power, food,
and drinking water.