A hurricane is a. Low pressure, tropical cyclone, over warm water Winds exceeding 74 mph Winds move counterclockwise and inward.

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1 Topic: Hurricanes Astronaut Douglas Wheelock aboard the International Space Station (ISS) caught this image of the eye of the storm as the ISS flew over Hurricane Earl just to the east on Sept. 3. Wheelock noted that it looks like magnificent chaos from up there on the Space Station and called it incredibly breathtaking.credit: NASA, Douglas Wheelock

2 A hurricane is a Low pressure, tropical cyclone, over warm water Winds exceeding 74 mph Winds move counterclockwise and inward.

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7 The Anatomy of a Hurricane Katrina August 28, 2005 Eye Wall Eye Spiral Rain Bands

8 Eye: center of the storm where it is calm, few clouds.

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10 Saffir-Simpson Scale Used to classify hurricanes categories 1-5 Based on wind speeds

11 House blown away at Pascagoula, Alabama (Hurricane Katrina)

12 What is the #1 cause of deaths by hurricanes?

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14 Storm Surge: rising of sea level due to high winds and waves. Causes 90% of all deaths, injuries and damages

15 Cars are submerged at the entrance to a parking garage in New York's Financial District in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, New York City awakened Tuesday to a flooded subway system, shuttered financial markets and hundreds of thousands of people without power a day after a wall of seawater and high winds slammed into the city, destroying buildings and flooding tunnels. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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18 This breach in Fire Island National Seashore was created by Hurricane Sandy, and National Park Service officials have not decided whether to let it refill on its own or send crews to fill it in. NPS photo of the Old Inlet breach.

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21 Alex Bonnie Colin Danielle Earl Fiona Gaston Hermine Igor Julia Karl Lisa Matthew Nicole Otto Paula Richard Shary Tomas Virginie Walter Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katia Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Florence Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sandy Tony Valerie William Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Ingrid Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred Ana Bill Claudette Danny Erika Fred Grace Henri Ida Joaquin Kate Larry Mindy Nicholas Odette Peter Rose Sam Teresa Victor Wanda

22 Retired Hurricane Names Atlantic Storms Retired Into Hurricane History Agnes (1972): Florida, Northeast U.S. Alicia (1983): North Texas Allen (1980): Antilles, Mexico, South Texas Allison (2001): northeast Texas Andrew (1992): Bahamas, South Florida, Louisiana Anita (1977): Mexico Audrey (1957): Louisiana, North Texas Betsy (1965): Bahamas, Southeast Florida, Southeast Louisiana Beulah (1967): Antilles, Mexico, South Texas Bob (1991): North Carolina & Northeast U.S. Camille (1969): Louisiana, Mississippi Carla (1961): Texas Carmen (1974): Mexico, Central Louisiana Carol (1954): Northeast U.S. Cesar (1996): Honduras Celia (1970): South Texas Charley (2004): Jamaica, western Cuba, Florida Cleo (1964): Lesser Antilles, Haiti, Cuba, Connie (1955): North Carolina David (1979): Lesser Antilles, Hispañola, Florida and Eastern U.S. Dennis (2005): Alabama, Florida Diana (1990): Mexico Diane (1955): Mid-Atlantic U.S. & Northeast U.S. Donna (1960): Bahamas, Florida and Eastern U.S. Dora (1964): Northeast Florida Edna (1968) Elena (1985): Mississippi, Alabama, Western Florida Eloise (1975): Antilles, Northwest Florida, Alabama Fabian (2003): Bermuda Fifi (1974): Yucatan Peninsula, Louisiana Flora (1963): Haiti, Cuba Floyd (1999): North Carolina, eastern seaboard Fran (1996): North Carolina Frances (2004): Florida Frederic (1979): Alabama and Mississippi Georges (1998): Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Mississippi Gilbert (1988): Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Gloria (1985): North Carolina, Northeast U.S. Hattie (1961): Belize, Guatemala Hazel (1954): Antilles, North and South Carolina Hilda (1964): Louisiana Hortense (1996) Hugo (1989): Antilles, South Carolina Inez (1966): Lesser Antilles, Hispanola, Cuba, Florida Keys, Mexico Ione (1955): North Carolina Iris (2001): Belize, Guatemala Isabel (2003): North Carolina Isidore (2002): Cuba, northern Yucatan Peninsula, Louisiana Ivan (2004): Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, western Cuba, Alabama, Wilma (2005): Janet (1955): Lesser Antilles, Belize, Mexico Jeanne (2004): Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, northern Bahamas, Florida Joan (1988): Curacao, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua (Crossed into the Pacific and became Miriam) Juan (2003): Nova Scotia Katrina (2005): South Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama Keith (2000): Belize, Mexico Klaus (1990): Martinique Lenny (1999): Antilles Lili (2002): Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Louisiana Luis (1995) Marilyn (1995): Bermuda Michelle (2001): Central America, Cuba, northern Bahamas Mitch (1998): Central America, Nicaragua, Honduras Opal (1995): Florida Panhandle Rita (2005): northeast Texas, western Louisiana Roxanne (1995): Yucatan Peninsula Sandy (2012) Stan (2005): Mexico

23 Final Question (FQ): What hurricane factor causes the most deaths?

24 Remnants of Isaac over Connetquot HS