Hurricane Ike was the second-costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States and the second most active hurricane to reach the Canadian mainland as a tropical storm in the great lakes region after hurricane Hazel in 1954. It was the ninth named storm, the fifth hurricane and third major hurricane of the2008 hurricane season. It was a Cape verde type hurricane, as it started as a tropical disturbance near Africa at the end of the gust. On September 1, 2008, it became a tropical storm west of the Cape Verde islands. By the early morning hours of September 4, Ike was a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum wind speeds of 145 miles per hour.
Chapter 26: Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille was a disastrous storm with catastrophic damage including the destruction of many towns and lives even after making landfall and weakening. As most tropical systems, Camille began as a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa. Camille began to strengthen as it moved across the Atlantic reaching hurricane strength as is approached Cuba. Once Camille entered the Gulf of Mexico, Air Force reconnaissance measured wind speeds of up to 200 mph and a central pressure around 901 mb. Evacuation was strongly recommended for areas along the Gulf from Louisiana to Florida, though some residents refused to evacuate the area.
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. It was a weak tropical storm at that time but the winds were still pretty strong; 65 miles per hour. Once it got past those countries, Tropical Storm Isaac was projected to head towards the Key West area of Florida, then was supposed to fizzle out to a tropical depression.
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.
2004 Boxing Day Tsunami *what was the disaster? * The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami is also known as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake. It occurred on the 26th of December just on Boxing Day. This disaster was considered as the 6th deadliest earthquake/tsunami but it was also known as the 2nd strongest earthquake in the world. The earthquake’s strongest point lasted for around 8-10 minutes.
Wilkes Professor Nora Kabaji English 100 12 July 2009 Hurricane Ike Texas was not prepared for what was about to devastate the people, animals, homes, and communities along the coast. Hurricane Ike was a huge and powerful storm that brought along a majority of the water in the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of Texas on September 13, 2008. Ike was a category two hurricane that was only one miles per hour from becoming a category three. Hurricane Ike caused a lot of damage such as flooding, wind, and even fires. Evacuations started only a couple of days before the hurricane made landfall and many decided to ride out the storm.
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.
He said that what the people called South America was not part of Asia so he named it the New World. So when people back then thought of this New World they thought of Americus Vespucius. Not long after people insisted the New World should be named America in his honor, America was on the map in 1507 Florida- In 1513 Ponce De Leon sailed north west from the Bahamas he had found new land at this time. On Easter Sunday he left off the shores of the new land. The Spain name for Easter was La Pascua de los flores so De Leon called the new land Florida.
Here the winds are usually the strongest, storm rush is highest, and the possibility of tornadoes is greatest. It is important to know whether or not your area will be affected by the right-front quadrant. It could mean the difference between maximum hurricane conditions or a glancing blow. The heavy rains associated with a tropical weather system are responsible not only for major flooding in areas where the storm initially strikes, but can also affect areas hundreds of miles from where the storm originally made landfall. During landfall, it is not uncommon for five to ten inches to fall.
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).