Hurricanes are large vortexes infamous for their spinning, banded shape. Hurricane intensity varies, from the weakest, with 74 mph windspeeds, to a category 5 190 miles-per-hour
monster.
Hurricanes could be deadly; recent examples include: Maria, Irma, Harvey, Florence,
Michael, etc.
Or they could just drag off to the ocean, as most do.
A average hurricane season has 7 hurricanes.
2 of these 7 average hurricanes, in average, strike the USA.
The strongest part of a hurricane is the "eyewall", the outer part of the eye of the storm. But, inside of that eyewall; sits the eye, the calmest part of the storm.
Hurricanes lose
power over land and colder waters, and gain
power in areas of
low shear and hot water, which is needed for the storm.
Hurricane
Name change for basins:
Indian Ocean : Cyclone
Northeast Pacific : Typhoon
Atlantic : Hurricane
"Hurricane
Katrina is heading towards Mississippi and
Louisiana, and could bring flooding into the plains."
"Hurricane Irma has made landfall in Cuba as a category 4. It's now heading for
Florida at the same intensity."