1. Florida, with 113 hurricanes, 37 of them major storms and two that reached Category 5 status (the strongest and most destructive of hurricanes).
2. Texas, with 60 total hurricanes, 19 of them major. The majority (23) were Category 1 storms, and none were Category 5.
3. Louisiana, with 52 total hurricanes, 20 of them major. One of those storms was a Category 5, and four were Category 4 storms.
4. North Carolina, with 50 total hurricanes, 12 of them major storms. No Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in North Carolina, but there has been one Category 4 storm.
5. South Carolina with 30 hurricanes, six of them major. Two Category 4 hurricanes have made landfall on the South Carolina coast.
The remaining top-ranked states for hurricane strikes are, in descending order, Alabama with 26, Georgia with 23, Mississippi with 16, New York with 12, Connecticut and Massachusetts with 11, Virginia with 10 and Rhode Island with nine.
A hurricane has low pressure, usually less than 995 millibars.
The rain in a hurricane is usually heaviest in and near the eye wall.
No. A hurricane will usually get stronger if the pressure decreases, but not necessarily bigger.
The hurricane tumour is a malignancy that kills in a matter of weeks. It is usually a trophoblastic testicular teratoma.
Hurricanes can produce tornadoes but the tornadoes are usually in the outer reaches of the hurricane.
Hurricane strength is usually determined by the maximum sustained wind speed of a hurricane. This is usually measured with an anemometer.
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No, Hurricane usually do not stray far from the tropics.
A hurricane has low pressure, usually less than 995 millibars.
The rain in a hurricane is usually heaviest in and near the eye wall.
No. A hurricane lasts for days if not weeks. It is a tornado that usually lasts a few minutes.
around the coast
Yes, usually.
A hurricane lasts longer, usually a few days, while a tornado usually lasts over 15 minutes.
No. A hurricane will usually get stronger if the pressure decreases, but not necessarily bigger.
Hurricanes can produce tornadoes but the tornadoes are usually in the outer reaches of the hurricane.
The hurricane tumour is a malignancy that kills in a matter of weeks. It is usually a trophoblastic testicular teratoma.