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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."
A hurricane is a large storm infamous for its rotation around an eye.
The category of a hurricane varies; such as..
Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Each category has its own strength.
The strongest hurricane was Patricia, windspeeds of 200+ mph.
The strongest tropical cyclone was Tip, with windspeeds of also 200+ mph.
"A Hurricane Warning has been issued for New Orleans"
"A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Atlanta"
A spinning vertical cloud which can reach speeds up to 400 MPH,can devastate rural and urban areas. Other examples is the Oklahoma City 1999 tornado,Joplin 2011 tornado. They oftenly aren't noticed,and there are many types. Such as landspout,waterspout,wedge,rope,etc. Stronger tornadoes (EF3+) are rare,and are less than 10% go over EF3 rating.
Mark : "Did you see the tornado hitting the city last night?"
Jessica : "Yup!"