hurricane
- Early on, storms were named for the location they hit or a particular day they made landfall, i.e. the Labor Day Hurricane. In 1953, the Department of Defense started naming hurricanes by a numerically, i.e. Able, Baker, Charlie, etc. This lasted only 3 years upon which female names were used instead
- A storm surge only officially becomes a hurricane when winds hit 119km/hr (74 mph)
- In 1950, the first Hurricane name was Easy that hit the coast of Florida
- Hurricanes lose about 50% of their intensity in the 12 hours after landfall
- Hurricanes circulate counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
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