Hurricanes from Top Down

Take out a loose leaf sheet of paper and pencil colors

NWQUAD

NEQUAD

SWQUAD

SEQUAD

NWQUAD

NEQUAD

SWQUAD

SEQUAD

STRONGEST

WEAKEST

NWQUAD

NEQUAD

SWQUAD

SEQUAD

FEEDER BANDS

NWQUAD

NEQUAD

SWQUAD

SEQUAD

FEEDER BANDS

EYE

EYEWALL

NWQUAD

NEQUAD

SWQUAD

SEQUAD

COUNTERCLOCKWISEROTATION

      Hurricane Stages             

Tropical WaveGenerally a low pressure moving westward off Africa

Tropical Disturbance

An organized area ofLow pressure Maintain identity for 24

Tropical Depression

Low pressureSustained winds are 38 mph or less.

Tropical StormMaximum sustained wind speeds from 39 to 73 mph.

Hurricane Sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

Category 1 Sustained winds 74-95 mph

Category 2Sustained winds 96-110 mph (Ike), (Hurr. 1918)

Category 3 Sustained winds 111-130 mph (Rita)

Category 4 Sustained winds 131-155 mph

Category 5Sustained winds greater than 155 mph (Katrina), (Audrey [180])

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