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1 Hurricane Center Lab Tasks Cartographer (plots storm position and track) Computer (categorizes storm) Communications (issues watches and warnings) FEMA Staffer (predicts impacts) Recorder (records all decisions and statements) Director

2 Hurricane X Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 15-Oct180017.678.510042529

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4 Hurricane X Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 15-Oct180017.678.510042529 18-Oct60015.779.99826069

5 Hurricane X Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 15-Oct180017.678.510042529 18-Oct60015.779.99826069 19-Oct120017.382.8882160184

6 X

7 Hurricane X Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 15-Oct180017.678.510042529 18-Oct60015.779.99826069 19-Oct120017.382.8882160184 21-Oct214520.686.8927130150

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9 Hurricane Wilma Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 15-Oct180017.678.510042529 18-Oct60015.779.99826069 19-Oct120017.382.8882160184 21-Oct214520.686.8927130150 24-Oct6002583.1953110127

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11 Hurricane Wilma - 2005

12 Wilma Impacts 23 deaths have been directly attributed to Wilma: 12 in Haiti, 1 in Jamaica, 4 in Mexico, 5 in Florida, and 1 in the Bahamas Maximum Precipitation Mexico – 62 in Maximum Precipitation Florida – 10 in Maximum Storm Surge Florida – 7 ft Estimate of Wilma’s U.S. damage of $20.6 billion, making Wilma the third costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Worse damage on Yucatan Peninsula.

13 Hurricane Y Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/8/99060015.348.210053540

14 Hurricane Y Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/8/99060015.348.210053540 9/10/99000018.357.29956069

15 Hurricane Y Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/8/99060015.348.210053540 9/10/99000018.357.29956069 9/13/99120023.971.4921135155

16 Hurricane Y Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/8/99060015.348.210053540 9/10/99000018.357.29956069 9/13/99120023.971.4921135155 9/15/99000027.177.7933115132

17 Hurricane Y Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/8/99060015.348.210053540 9/10/99000018.357.29956069 9/13/99120023.971.4921135155 9/15/99000027.177.7933115132 9/16/99160033.778.095690104

18 Hurricane Floyd

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20 Floyd Impacts Floyd was the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Agnes of 1972. (pre-Katrina) 57 deaths: North Carolina 35, Pennsylvania 6, New Jersey 6, Virginia 3, Delaware 2, New York 2, Connecticut 1, and Vermont 1 Damage estimates from 3 to > 6 billion dollars. Storm surge values as high as 10 feet in North Carolina Rainfall totals as high as 20 inches were recorded in eastern North Carolina and Virginia. Up to 11 inches in parts of New England.

21 Floyd Flooding

22 Hurricane Hortense Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/7/96000015.257.010064046

23 Hurricane Hortense Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/7/96000015.257.010064046 9/9/96120016.3659857081

24 Hurricane Hortense Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/7/96000015.257.010064046 9/9/96120016.3659857081 9/10/96120018.367.89896575

25 Hurricane Hortense

26 Hurricane Hortense Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/7/96000015.257.010064046 9/9/96120016.3659857081 9/10/96120018.367.89896575 9/11/96120020.970.197190104

27 Hurricane Hortense Data DateTimeLatitudeLongitudePressureWind Speed (UTC) (  N)(  W) (mb)(kt)(mph) 9/7/96000015.257.010064046 9/9/96120016.3659857081 9/10/96120018.367.89896575 9/11/96120020.970.197190104 9/13/96000025.971.5935120138

28 Hurricane Hortense

29 Hortense Impacts Hortense was a wet hurricane and most of the damage was caused by its accompanying torrential rains. The associated floods killed at least 21 people. Maximum rainfall amounts (12.5in) on the island of Guadeloupe. Approximately 11,463 homes were severely damaged by Hortense and agricultural losses were of the order of 127 million dollars. There was a 9-foot storm surge along the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic


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