1. By: Michael Class 5-315 November 2005 Mrs. Santamaria
Hasty Hurricanes
By: Michael
Class 5-315
November 2005
Mrs. Santamaria

2. Table of Contents What is a hurricane? How are hurricanes created?
Where is the eye of the hurricane?
What happens in the eye?
Why do hurricanes move?
How dangerous are they?
Category Table
What happens in the aftermath of a hurricane?
References – Graphics
References - Text

3. What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a very big storm.
Hurricanes live out floods and hurricanes destroy a lot of things.

4. How are hurricane created?
Hurricanes are created in the water, and hurricanes are created only on hot days.

5. Where is the eye of the hurricane?
The eye of the hurricane is in the middle of the hurricane.

6. What happens in the eye of the hurricane?
In the eye of a hurricane, it is calm and clear.
Around the eye is the strongest winds.

7. Why do hurricanes move?
Hurricanes move because hurricanes like to destroy a lot of things.

8. How dangerous are they? Hurricanes are very dangerous.
The wind destroys houses and hurricanes can kill people.

9. Categories Table 1 2 3 4 5 Category Damage Barometric pressure (in)
Wind speed (mph)
Storm surge
(ft) 1
minimal: power lines down
28.94 or more
74-95
4-5 2
Moderate: tree branches down
96-110
6-8 3
Extensive: building damage: trees down
9-12 4
Extreme: almost total destruction of doors and windows
13-18 5
catastrophic: buildings and structures
Less than 27.17
155+
Higher than 18 feet

10. What happens in the aftermath of a hurricane?
Hurricanes could cause death, property damage, and flooding.

11. References - Graphics The damage of the hurricane.
The wave.
Damage of the ship.
The flood going through the garage.
Clouds from Katrina.
Preparation for Wilma.
The base of Wilma.
The storm from Wilma.
Hurricane Wilma surge.

12. References - Text http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm