Hurricane Facts
Hurricane Facts
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| Interesting Hurricane Facts: |
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| Sometimes it takes days or week for a storm to develop into a hurricane. |
| Hurricanes are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 based on its wind speed. |
| Hurricanes have the ability to produce low scale tornadoes. |
| The difference between a hurricane, typhoon, and a cyclone is the location of the storm. |
| The naming of hurricanes began in the early 1900s. |
| Hurricane season begins in June and lasts until November. |
| The red dot that appears on the planet Jupiter is actually a never ending hurricane that has been going for over 300 years. |
| The red dot hurricane on Jupiter is larger than Earth. |
| Hurricanes are stronger when they are over water and they lose strength when they are over land. |
| Because hurricanes lose their strength over land, those who live on the coast are at a greater risk of encountering one. |
| The eye of the hurricane is 38 miles wide on average. |
| If winds are less than 119 km/hr, then the storm is called a tropical storm and not a hurricane. |
| From 1953 to 1978, hurricanes were given strictly female names. |
| If a particular hurricane was massive and made a great impact, its name becomes "retired". |
| Currently, there are three hurricane names on the retired list: Andrew, Katrina, and Mitch. |
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