Evacuation was strongly recommended for areas along the Gulf from Louisiana to Florida, though some residents refused to evacuate the area. On August 17, 1969 Camille made landfall producing the highest storm surge ever recorded in the Unites States and had winds sustained around 190 mph. One such factor contributing to the Camille's freakish strength could have been the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico. The Loop Current is quite difficult in forecasting in that there is no set pattern or location to which the current runs. Within the Loop Current there is warm water that extends fairly deeper than the water surrounding it.
Buildings started shaking in Bangkok which was around 780 miles away from the earthquake. As well as in Singapore which was 580 miles away. Several aftershocks followed after that. At 8.30am local time, the first wave stroke in Indonesia and then an hour later the waves reached Thailand. By the time it hit Sri Lanka and India it was 9am.
Of these, 74 were in Haiti, which was already trying to recover from the impact of three storms earlier that year:Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. In the United States, 112 people were killed, and 23 are still missing. Due to its immense size, Ike caused devastation from the Louisiana coastline all the way to the Kenedy County, Texas region near Corpus Christi, Texas. [6] In addition, Ike caused flooding and significant damage along the Mississippi coastline and the Florida PanhandleHYPERLINK \l "cite_note-6"[7] Damages from Ike in U.S. coastal and inland areas are estimated at $29.6 billion (2008 USD),[2] with additional damage of $7.3 billion in Cuba (the costliest storm ever in that country), $200 million in the Bahamas, and $500 million in the Turks and Caicos, amounting to a total of at least $37.6 billion in damage. Ike was the second costliest Atlantic hurricane of all time, only surpassed by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 (not adjusted for inflation; if adjusted, Ike would be the third costliest storm).
The heavy rainfall started falling at midday on the 16th August, and it was recorded that 5 inches fell in 8 hours. The storm was a remnant of the Hurricane Alex, which had carried over the Atlantic. The rain was cause due to warm air picking up moisture - due to residual heat from the Atlantic sea - travelled towards the South West Cornish coast as prevailing winds. Upon contact with the topographically vertical coast, these winds experienced a strong up-drafting force thus causing internal moisture to reach the atmosphere, and consequently cool as a string of storm clouds. With convergence and coalescence, enhanced moisture levels resulted in heavy rainfall on the afternoon of 16 August 2004.
I am writing this paper on my personal experience of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac. Tropical Storm Isaac developed in the area around Cuba and the Dominic Republic. At that time it was a tropical depression, however only for a short time. It slowly formed in to the hurricane it is today(8/28/12)but I'll get in to that in just a little bit. It first hit Cuba then the Dominic Republic then Haiti; where they still hadn't gotten back on their feet after the storm in 2010.
During landfall, it is not uncommon for five to ten inches to fall. If it is large and moving slowly, rainfall could be even more excessive. As the storm moves inland, it is downgraded to a tropical depression. Rip tides are another effect of hurricanes. Rip tides are strong sea currents.
Hurricane Nadine was the fourth longest-lived Atlantic hurricane on record. The fourteenth tropical cyclone and named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Nadine developed from a tropical wave west of Cape Verde on September 10. By the following day, it had strengthened into Tropical Storm Nadine. After initially tracking northwestward, Nadine turned northward, well away from any landmass. Early on September 15, Nadine reached hurricane status as it was curving eastward.
Hurricanes normally develop in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the North Pacific Ocean. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management advise that “A potential hurricane goes through four basic phases before it attains hurricane strength. The first stage is classified as a Tropical Disturbance, “Which gives rise to a discrete area of cloudiness with embedded showers and thunder storms. The second stage is classified as a Tropical Depression and “Has definite counter-clockwise wind circulation in which maximum sustained surface wind is less than 61 km/h (38 mph). The third stage is classifies as a Tropical Storm and “Has definite counter-clockwise wind circulation in which the maximum sustained surface wind is greater than 61 km/h (38 mph) but not less than 119 km/h (74 mph).
They require sea-surface temperatures of at least 26°C and the influence of the earth’s rotation to initiate a spinning circulation (Coriolis effect). Hurricanes are generally known by three different names. Hurricanes are categorised on a scale from 1-5, 1 being the weakest and 5 being the strongest. This categorisation is bad upon the wind speed of the hurricane. The environmental effects that a hurricane can have on an area can be catastrophic.
Travis Watson February 28, 2013 Ecology Dr. G El Nino/La Nina and Affects on North American Weather How does El Nino form? What is El Nino? El Nino is an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in eastern Pacific Ocean. El Nino events occur every 3 to 12 years. It is believed that the lack of severe storms in the North Atlantic is due to El Nino events.