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Sentence Examples As the eye of the hurricane moved over, the wind picked up again, rising rapidly from the south-east. After praising him, the President last week removed him from honchoing the hurricane relief operation. We had really gotten into surfing and went there at the end of summer to surf hurricane waves. The eastward side of the hurricane is causing significant flooding today across a big swathe of Georgia. Our new Art teacher galumphed into the classroom with all the energy of a tropical hurricane. As we talked by the light of a flickering hurricane lamp, some soldiers knelt on a prayer mat nearby. This is a continuous blast, until the eye of the hurricane reaches you and you get half and hour or so of deadly quietness. I think what was referred to there was the forward progress of the hurricane. You don't have to be in the path of a catastrophic hurricane to feel its punishing impact. While the eye of the hurricane didn't cross Jamaica, the extensive rain caused widespread flooding, especially in the hillier regions. Why can't we come up with solutions to try and disrupt the eye of the hurricane somehow? And in the course of the afternoon, meteorologists tell us the eye of the hurricane will start to pass over this island itself. I am on the Malecon, Havana's seaside drive, where it is getting very windy, but the eye of the hurricane has already hit land. Today, the eye of the hurricane came just south of Orlando, Florida, bringing high winds and very heavy rains to that tourist city. Then electrified hurricane barbed wire was looped across the top of the fence, its barbs laced with deadly blowfish toxin. Reduced fruit set after a hurricane could be especially disadvantageous because hurricanes can create sites for plant recruitment. He bent guiltily and began re-tying his boots, a hurricane of fingers at work. Although some gusts were as strong as a hurricane the average wind speed was only sufficient to classify the storm as a severe gale. The Category 3 hurricane blew ashore near San Fernando, Mexico, bringing heavy wind and gusty winds to south Texas. When there was no word of us being evacuated, we thought that maybe the hurricane was going to miss us. Show More Sentences Colonial hinged shutters are durable enough to withstand hurricane wind forces. The waves hammering the shore cause the bulk of the damage in a hurricane landfall. The hurricane put seven platforms out of action as well as damaging mobile rigs and springing leaks in oil and gas pipelines. The hurricane is lashing the Florida Keys with torrential rain and storm surges now. The city's distinct terrain makes it particularly vulnerable to the storm surges, heavy rains and high winds of a hurricane. Now fresh water flooding and heavy rainfalls and tornadic storms are all a part of a landing hurricane. And based on that, we'll decide whether to start advisories or upgrade it to a storm or hurricane. Bush was expected to arrive in Florida today to tour areas ravaged by hurricane Ivan. Rita is expected to become a hurricane before lashing the Keys sometime tomorrow and then power its way into the Gulf of Mexico. Conditions remain tough in the white sands resort in the aftermath of the hurricane. He was almost knocked over by the aftershock that followed, but he kept his ground as dust blasted by at hurricane speeds. It reaffirmed the commitment by the court to rebuild the levee systems prior to the next hurricane season, which is June of next year. And it's now officially the strongest hurricane on record, in a season which is tied with 1933 as the most intense ever. So this levee was not designed to withstand a hurricane the magnitude of Katrina. Turbulence was knocking around our noisy little twin-prop plane like a beach ball in a hurricane. The hurricane wreaked terrible damage on the east coast, at Miami and the Florida Keys. The name comes from a hurricane that struck the area in 1715, wrecking a fleet of Spanish treasure ships en route from Havana to Spain. Is it your sense this hurricane is going to ebb further in strength or there any likelihood here that it will regather its strength? The industry and insurance regulators responded quickly to the newly perceived hurricane risk. They know the lay of the land literally, and they know what a hurricane of this type will do. Show More Sentences Their businesses offer services to companies seeking or holding federal contracts in the hurricane relief operation. A group of researches has, in this hurricane, put a vehicle in the path of a landfalling hurricane. Three people were rescued in hurricane force winds today, after a yacht from London began dragging its anchor east of Hunda Sound, off Burray. You may shudder to learn that the government has revised its hurricane forecast for the season that began June 1 for the worst. Indeed the dome and the lightning rod passed their first real test when they weathered the severe hurricane of July 1788 without incident. Just look at these pictures from last night at the height of the hurricane. Occasionally the rumble of a volcano or the roar of a fierce hurricane breaks up the usual sounds. Nobody has ever had the experience of living through this kind of hurricane, followed by this flood. Maria peaked late on Monday as a Category 3 hurricane with top wind speeds at 115 mph. These awesome monsters need to attain wind speeds of 75 mph before they become a full hurricane. Since you are new to an area that is in striking distance of a hurricane, it is best for you to design a hurricane safety plan. Erica, in a dark blue silk dressing-gown and fluffy slippers, her luxuriant hair being disheveled, flew into the room like a hurricane. Metal also maintains its structural integrity even when wind speeds reach hurricane levels. Get called tasteless, crass and unfeeling towards the other victims of the hurricane. Calm seas and easy winds do not test a ship's worthiness, but it is the tempest and the hurricane that show her true metal. In less than a decade, it has swept through sclerotic Europe like a capitalist hurricane, leaving a fundamentally altered continent in its wake. The eye of the hurricane passed over Abaco Island destroying most all of its many marinas and boats. The task of igniting a scramjet, with air going through the engine at supersonic speed, has been likened to lighting a match in a hurricane. And straight ahead, it's been a disastrous hurricane season so far, and it's not over yet. Each hurricane was seeded once a day for two days, for a total of eight attempts. Show More Sentences Would you advocate against rebuilding any city within striking distance of the hurricane breeding grounds? Codes now require architects to use cross bracings and tie-downs to make houses more hurricane resistant. Well, as the hurricane gathers strength and mulls where to strike next, South Florida is left with a mess to mop up. Now scientists have clues on how a hurricane behaves when the ozone levels are high and low. It was a forced response, albeit a generous one, to the social evils that the hurricane had exposed. I have been glued to the tube all weekend watching the progress of the hurricane. In many natural disasters, be it a blizzard, tornado or hurricane, the power is sometimes the first utility that fails. A week from tonight, all six broadcast networks will simulcast a one-hour hurricane relief show. Viola was a small, sinewy, speedy hurricane, spewing surprises with every contraction. Nestled under my mosquito net, I subconsciously tried to ignore the hurricane lantern swinging across the moonlit field of the hospital grounds. Does a moth flapping its wings in Timbuktu have any effect on a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean? Offshore oil rigs and platforms, refineries along the Gulf Coast all closed tonight ahead of the hurricane. Hopefully this hurricane will blow itself out before he releases his next set. The state is also exposed to 100 to 350 tornadoes each month, an annual hurricane season and hailstorms. Some 69 boats were sunk or destroyed when the hurricane took out concrete piers anchoring the floating docks. That's right on the borderline between a Category 2 and Category 3 and this could very well become a Category 3 hurricane. He had to drive through a nasty hurricane to get there, which was interesting, but that's not the best part of the story. The next hurricane will follow the path that the forces of nature ordain for it regardless of what we do or don't do. Over the ledge lies an Atlantic of vapor without sail or shore, and through the hemlocks on North mountain the wind brattles like a hurricane. The study also found that these upswings in hurricane strength correlate with a rise in sea-surface temperatures. Show More Sentences It is expected to reach hurricane strength in the next 24 hours, and then smack into Nicaragua sometime on Sunday. Because of our southerly position in the Caribbean, we in Trinidad have had to deal with an actual hurricane only on rare occasions. Indeed, there are records of a hurricane hitting south-west Trinidad in 1933, and one even earlier than that. Also called the red spider lily or red hurricane lily, it's topped with a complex, bright-red flower with many very long stamens. Well, crude oil prices are spiking as the hurricane batters oil production facilities in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Senator Kerry arrives in Florida tonight where President Bush has already spent part of the day visiting with hurricane victims. Tropical Storm Cindy is approaching hurricane strength and is spreading heavy rain in squalls as it bears down on the north central Gulf Coast. The rain restarts and since the eye of the hurricane is moving away toward the north-west, the circulating wind now blows from the south-west. Their hairdos are miracles of invention and peroxide, with enough hairspray on them to stop a palm tree rustling in a hurricane. Some people dozed during this eerie calm only to be awakened by rushing, howling winds when the back side of the hurricane struck. Country star Tim McGraw is headlining tomorrow's star-studded concert for hurricane relief. As our building was hurricane safe and off the ocean, my husband and I decided to stay in our condo. Residents are already making preparations for the arrival of the hurricane. What happens with a breaking event such as hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans? The store stocks candles, flashlights, carbide and hurricane lamps, solar-powered attic fans and much more. After that, hurricane victims will either pay out of pocket for their hotel rooms or find other arrangements. The real challenge for us would be to handle any kind of a storm surge or any hurricane that came close to the city. Above, residents survey damage caused by the hurricane and its storm surge. For years scientists and engineers have warned that a major hurricane could inflict catastrophic damage on the city. Plus, a category five hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Show More Sentences We just had a wind gust report down there on the coast of hurricane force strength. There was little structural damage, but the hurricane downed trees and blew roofs off of some bungalows. It was a nice one, made from strong wood and thatch, sturdy enough to withstand an Avalon hurricane, even with its second story. To make matters worse, a high-pressure system moving down from the north collided with the hurricane just as it reached inhabited territory. Mr. Marschall states that a high-pressure system from the north caused the hurricane to stall. The climate is subtropical, with a hurricane season from June through November. Every so often a hurricane comes through and chews off a hunk of beach, where someone has over-optimistically built a vacation home. When covering a hurricane, there's no such thing as overstating the obvious. The hurricane pounded the shore with 100-mile-an-hour winds, torrential rain, and tidal surges more than six feet high. But it wasn't to be all plain sailing, the weather turned and what appeared to be a hurricane appeared over the horizon to the west. The strongest part of a hurricane is the eye wall, on the edge of the calm center. The hurricane has claimed 65 lives with winds gusting up to 155 mph but Jamaica missed the worst of it. Planned as temporary refuge from the hurricane and flood waters, they became sites of official neglect. The main post office here in New Orleans flooded right after the hurricane. The hurricane caused a surge of water that flooded large areas of the historic city center. Thousands of people displaced by the hurricane are forced to find new homes in new cities and states. The last big storm here was in 1993, and it wasn't even a hurricane or a tropical storm. With a hurricane and a tropical storm moving in, the State of Florida is bracing for a beating. Tonight so many victims of the hurricane and the flood are far from home and friends and familiar things. Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas all endure the occasional ice storm, hurricane and tornado that can cause electrical outages. Show More Sentences They should be looked over again after contractors work on the roof or after a hurricane, hail storm, lightning strike or ice storm. And he points out that the monitoring of hurricane winds today has a coarseness of about 5 miles per hour. The hurricane hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles an hour. I've only just stopped waking up in a cold sweat at night, worrying about missing a hurricane on the satellite. Drudge has covered this hurricane with such passion and fervor, I'm thinking the guy has a bit of a fetish. The likelihood of it not caving in was rather slim but his feverous ingenuity had finished brewing up a hurricane. If you want a bit of class, golf, first-rate diving and hurricane parties, think mid-Atlantic. The Russians called out in dismay and collapsed each in turn, flailing about as if held by a hurricane. Even under bare poles a sailboat will heel right over, at least to decks awash, in hurricane force conditions. The economic meltdown would flatten the world's economies like flower gardens in a hurricane. When the hurricane struck, many local businesses were destroyed or critically damaged. It was a force nine gale, a tad below a hurricane, and Rogue Wave was in a grand and powerful waltz. He triggered the National Response Plan, which provided for a cabinet level task force, the day the hurricane hit. The National Guard is deploying troops across the whole state trying to help flood victims and assess the damage from the hurricane. Because of the devastating hurricane damage, I'm dealing with multiple crises every day from morning until night. They know their customers depend on them to pick up a phone whether it's in a hurricane or a disaster, and there will always be a dial tone. You can see very distinctly on the satellite picture the eye of the hurricane right there as it continues to move very close now to the coast. Only an aircraft flying right into the eye of the hurricane can accurately obtain the data. It turned out the storm lost just enough power before hitting land to disqualify it from hurricane status. The first thing is, remember, a hurricane is just an area of extremely low pressure, and there's a lot of circulation around that center of low pressure. Show More Sentences The research and analysis ranges from providing more accurate hurricane predictions, to climate change, galaxy formation, black holes and supernovas. Carla Murphy looks at the challenges ahead, including corruption, hurricane season, and disorganization. Forecasters are warning that a hurricane making landfall at or near New York City could cause catastrophic damage in the U.S.'s largest urban center. The island was directly in the path of the hurricane which devastated neighbouring Grenada, but was spared at the last minute when it suddenly veered off course. During the hurricane, the one-story bar was swamped by the tidal surge. The storm surge within a hurricane is typically caused by strong winds pushing the ocean surface ahead of the storm, and not by the massive updraft from within a hurricane. Fill a tall, clear vase with lemons, apples or pomegranates, or lay the fruit on a collar of greenery tucked around a large hurricane lamp with candle. And you know, Alan, it's interesting because when you have an emergency, like a hurricane or like a brush fire, you need that money and you need it right away. While the average barometric pressure on earth's surface is 1,013 millibars, the pressure at the center of the hurricane is 100 to 120 millibars lower. Florida residents in the path of the hurricane tonight are boarding up their homes and businesses, gassing up their cars, and hitting the highway. Even with the top down, you get very minimal wind buffeting, enough to tell you that you're driving a convertible, but it won't feel like sitting in the middle of a hurricane. During the Florida hurricane crisis of fall 2004, that meant directing a sophisticated logistics challenge that enlisted refrigerated trucks and ice plants around the nation. In OCTOBER, as Florida's hurricane season blew itself out, a 34-year-old Lebanese-born, British hedge-fund manager, sent a team of credit analysts to Boca Raton. I hate to think what even a glancing blow from a hurricane could do. Officials say the hurricane could cause catastrophic damage. He emerged as a lightning rod for criticism after appearing unaware of the extent of the humanitarian disaster that unfolded after the hurricane hit. About 1,100 oil platforms were exposed to the full force of the hurricane. The ReelWorld Film Festival isn't yet a hurricane, although it continues to absorb more sponsors, expand its programming and attract a growing audience base. The tropical storm force winds are likely to be impacting the southeast Florida coast by then, and the hurricane force winds will likely reach the coast by tomorrow night. It blows up out of nowhere, rages like crazy, then blows itself out before another version of the same hurricane comes along to fire up the whole thing once more. Show More Sentences Once it flows in, the water will not drain from New Orleans because of the very levees that protect the city and that largely held during the hurricane. This is fairly far north of where the eye of the hurricane is going to hit but just five minutes ago I measured the winds that we're getting here. But as much as the hurricane has dominated the news, not everyone is in need of a life raft. Leaving the moribund eddie, Frank crosses paths with a black deliveryman, and they talk about hurricane survivors. Perhaps people taking this lull in the movement of the hurricane to come in and try and find gasoline at this, the eleventh hour of these mandatory evacuations. How do communities stay intact in the midst of the hurricane of forced political amalgamations, wider bureaucratic policies and gigantic conglomerates? The trains are usually stored in low-lying subway yards and some of those may flood during the hurricane. Now advised that, even as his brain storms, his body is sustaining a hurricane of dangerous oxidants, will Gordon Brown rethink his power breakfast? Don't forget the hurricane moves in a counterclockwise position. The synodic conjunction of Earth with Jupiter was on the 9th of July 2008, centered in the July 6th through 12th hurricane window in my forecast above. She was then rebuilt, with her hurricane deck expanded breadthways. Cuba battened down for what could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the island in living memory and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. Although the weather system was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it passed over land it brought more than a foot of rain to some areas. From hurricane to droughts, weird weather can shake up the economy. Many scientists believe that the recent increase in hurricane frequency and intensity is due to global warming, which has raised sea temperatures. Of course, the hurricane aftermath is still foremost on people's minds, everywhere from Main Street, USA, to the red carpets of Hollywood and New York. Because forecasters always try to pinpoint the eye of the hurricane, this knowledge will help with locating the exact position and lead to better tracking. The application of a deductible is often tied to whether the National Weather Service identifies the event as a hurricane. The absent turkey had been blown clean away in the hurricane force winds, I concluded. Traders were hoping that Wednesday's US petroleum inventories report would suggest how badly the young Atlantic hurricane season had hurt production at offshore rigs. Show More Sentences The enormous space which had before seemed cathedral-like in its solemn majesty and timelessness, now resembled the aftermath of a hurricane or earthquake. The surge was coming not at high tide as it had during the hurricane, but as the tide was falling. New York Senator Chuck Schumer went so far as to write a letter to NOAA asking the agency not to change Sandy back to a hurricane. Hurricanes can bring destruction on an unimaginable scale, and most of the devastation is caused by the storm surge that often occurs with a hurricane. That kind of data may seem obscure and unimportant, but it's a useful tool for researchers and insurance companies wanting to know long-term hurricane trends. Dynamo will provide vigorous live accompaniment whilst the hot plates are sizzling and for delirious dessert, THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS whip up a small hurricane. But Easter fell slap in the middle of the 10-month hurricane season. As Tropical Depression 11 turned into Hurricane Jeanne, it is a weak sister by comparison to everything else that went by the Bahamas this hurricane season. The Saharan air layer appears to depress hurricane formation. This year's hurricane season will go down as one of the worst on record. The lack of a hurricane warning was perceived as a complicating factor by the media. And the convention centre that became a squalid shelter in the chaotic days after the hurricane also reopened last week in an encouraging sign for the city's tourism industry. This hormonal hurricane is not just restricted to the usual boyband demographic of teenagers and young girls. The latest advisory said that the hurricane was located 30 or so miles south of Hellshire Point in St Catherine. That's to the west of where we are. When there is a tornado or hurricane or other natural disaster, good Samaritans are quick to donate clothes and toys for children. The former hurricane Ophelia has morphed back into a tropical storm. In earthquake and hurricane areas there may be further requirements on how the piers are fastened to the foundations, the girders to the posts, and the joists to the girders. As a hurricane gains strength, its barometric pressure reading drops. There is chaos around you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods. As the hurricane plowed across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico last week, it exploded into the third-most powerful hurricane on record for the Atlantic Basin. Show More Sentences Forecasters are predicting no end to deep winter misery with increasingly blustery weather over the next three days and gales reaching hurricane force along exposed coasts. In addition, heavily populated areas such as south Florida don't have nearly enough anchorages or hurricane holes to accommodate the thousands of boats in that area. Three days after he was recalled, he stepped down amid scathing criticism of the federal government's inadequate response to the hurricane disaster. Inhofe said the two disasters were different because the hurricane drew so many moochers. Four years later, when hurricane Katrina hit, 80 percent of the city went underwater, at an average level of four feet. With the exception of hurricane impacts, the spatial and temporal characteristics of forest blowdowns have not been well studied in eastern deciduous forests. The hurricane was two days away, but the wind was already blowing briskly. And even if you have the good luck to be healthy, a swarm of locusts could devour your crops, a tsunami could wash away your family, or a hurricane could blow apart your town. The tepid water in the Gulf fed more heat and moisture into the hurricane. The notion of a possible hurricane in South Florida in late August was not exactly a state secret. Hurricanes pose a severe threat each year during the June 1 to November 30 hurricane season, particularly from August to October. Sirena's story reveals something about the hurricane narrative, as story and life quickly become inalterably intertwined. In Edmunds, last week, he was as easy to control as a box kite in a hurricane. The SS Republic was a sidewheel steamer lost in deep water in 1865 after battling a hurricane for two days. Saver, a former Emergency Medical Technician, has seen his share of hurricane emergencies. Painted a golden yellow with moss green hurricane shutters and full double porches, this home welcomes you with southern charm. No geographic region along the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean is safe from hurricane damage, and in turn, storm surges. Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang? By hitching a ride with high altitude winds, dust can be carried across the North Atlantic Ocean during the summer Atlantic hurricane season. Research meteorologist Chris Landsea explains why nuking a hurricane would be a bad idea. Show More Sentences Much of the central Gulf Coast was declared a disaster area after hurricane Katrina. We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models. On the night of 25 October 1859, over 110 ships were destroyed off the coast of Wales when a hurricane blew in from the Atlantic. This deadly scenario with this hurricane is still in play, so please take precaution. The principal hurricane belt arcs to northwest of the island of Barbados in the Eastern Caribbean. Hurricanes occasionally hit the islands, with the hurricane season running from June to November. However, it is somewhat protected from the full force of a hurricane by the coral reef that surrounds the island. Before that, Hurricane Fabian on 5 September 2003 was the last major hurricane to hit Bermuda directly. Power, water and communications were disrupted for months in some areas as Ivan was the worst hurricane to hit the islands in 86 years. A major natural hazard is the tropical cyclones that form during the Atlantic hurricane season from June to November. Three months later, 'Thunder Horse PDQ', BP's giant new production platform in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly sank during a hurricane. It was here that cocktails like the sazerac and hurricane were invented as well as the liqueur Southern Comfort. This difference is because in deeper water, a surge can be dispersed down and away from the hurricane. However, upon entering a shallow, gently sloping shelf, the surge cannot be disperse, but is driven ashore by the wind stresses of the hurricane. They include coastal county maps, shaded to identify the minimum category of hurricane that will result in flooding, in each area of the county. On average around 9 tropical storms form each year, with 5 reaching hurricane strength. Coral reefs can easily be damaged by violent wave action, and can be destroyed when a hurricane dumps sand or mud onto a reef. Other phenomena unrelated to tides but using the word tide are rip tide, storm tide, hurricane tide, and black or red tides. The storm then reaches Arctic areas, and can reach intensities equal to that of a weak hurricane. High wind gusts, which can reach hurricane strength, are also associated with a nor'easter. Show More Sentences The sinking of Francisco de Bobadilla's Spanish fleet in 1502 was the first recorded instance of a destructive hurricane. Because of the approaching hurricane, the owner strengthened the mooring ropes and put out two additional anchors. In the Atlantic basin, these flights are regularly flown by United States government hurricane hunters. Although tropical storms are less intense than a hurricane they can produce significant damage. Hurricane Mitch caused more than 10,000 fatalities in Central America, making it the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history. These active hurricane seasons predated satellite coverage of the Atlantic basin. Another example is the hurricane in The Perfect Storm, which describes the sinking of the Andrea Gail by the 1991 Perfect Storm. A hurricane was brewing, so he continued on, hoping to find shelter on Hispaniola. Instead, while Columbus's ships sheltered at the mouth of the Rio Jaina, the first Spanish treasure fleet sailed into the hurricane. Instead, while Columbus's ships sheltered at the mouth of the Jaina River, the first Spanish treasure fleet sailed into the hurricane. About once every 11 or 12 years a hurricane brings damaging winds and storm surges to the region. After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood. After being destroyed by a hurricane, it was rebuilt on the opposite side of the Ozama River and called Santo Domingo. At this point a powerful hurricane struck the boat and Talavera had to seek help from Ojeda. Late in March 2004, the state was hit by the first hurricane ever recorded in the South Atlantic. Puerto Rico experiences the Atlantic hurricane season, similar to the remainder of the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic oceans. A hurricane passes in the vicinity of the island, on average, every seven years. Since 1851, the Lake Okeechobee Hurricane of September 1928 is the only hurricane to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane. It is rare for a hurricane season to pass without any impact in the state by at least a tropical storm. Some of the smaller islands have disappeared and reappeared multiple times as a result of hurricane impact. Show More Sentences Augustine failed when its ships were hit by a hurricane on their way to the Spanish encampment at Fort Matanzas. The peak time of vulnerability for the southeast Atlantic coast is from early August to early October, during the Cape Verde hurricane season. A few days out of London, the nine ships of the third supply mission encountered a massive hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Jamaica lies in the hurricane belt of the Atlantic Ocean and because of this, the island sometimes suffers significant storm damage. A cyclone differs from a hurricane or typhoon only on the basis of location. After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing. The dispatcher will have to talk him through landing the plane in the middle of a hurricane! Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil. In fact, Belleville was ranked 254th of cities affected by the hurricane. Floyd became a hurricane after starting off as a small rainstorm off western Africa. Another particularly important state statute, in the context of hurricane losses, is the Louisiana Valued Policy Law. A hurricane watch was issued for St Maarten, Saba, St Eustatius and the US Virgin Islands. The skinny, preternaturally limber Edivaldo Ernesto moves like he's battling one hurricane while gestating another in his belly. They called him Dizzy for clowning and frowning on stage and gusting up a musical hurricane with bebop lightning bolts thrown into the mix. The hurricane exposed the vulnerabilities of our new just-in-time economy. The dropsonde is a weather instrument package released by a weather reconnaissance loadmaster into the eyewall and center of the hurricane. The most reliable simulation predicts that the hurricane will turn north. He also developed a methodology for predicting when a hurricane will recurve to the north and for predicting average storm motion based on the latitude and time of year. On average, a major hurricane strikes about once every 26 years. While cat models historically have been based on a long-term average view of hurricane frequency, the retooled models will have a medium-term, five-year risk outlook. Show More Sentences It is also associated with changes in the frequency of North American droughts and is reflected in the frequency of severe Atlantic hurricane activity. The Atlantic multidecadal oscillation is also connected with shifts in hurricane activity, rainfall patterns and intensity, and changes in fish populations. Proxy records based on paleotempestological research have revealed that major hurricane activity along the Gulf of Mexico coast varies on timescales of centuries to millennia. The 1955 Atlantic hurricane season shows Hurricane Ione passing nearby between 14 and 18 September, with Bermuda being affected by winds of almost gale force. The stronger the force from the Coriolis effect, the faster the wind spins and picks up additional energy, increasing the strength of the hurricane. The Caribbean hurricane season as a whole lasts from June through November, with the majority of hurricanes occurring during August and September. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. The island is in the hurricane belt and prone to severe weather. This hurricane caused the survivors to move to higher ground. Your first port of call is this gorgeous sepia Shipping Cushion from Barker and Stonehouse, then add a couple of feature pieces such as the Romano hurricane candleholders. Thus far, two major reinsurers have released preliminary estimates of their losses related to Frances, the second hurricane to sweep across the Sunshine State in three weeks. The meeting began with an emphasis on hurricane Katrina and then diversified into coal bed methane, greenhouse warming, gas hydrates, and watersheds. In a victory achieved thanks to work of the community group ACORN, Ocwen Loan Servicing agreed in December to stop charging prepayment penalties to hurricane survivors. The addition of several new perils and enhanced technology are among improvements modelers have made to catastrophe models following the past two years' hurricane seasons. Of these, three species were observed in the park after the hurricane. Debuting under the MetalWorks name, the collection features a variety of cast aluminum styles including candlesticks, floating candleholders and hurricane lamps. The combination of the hurricane making landfall near the time of high tide, and the large waves generated by the storm, resulted in major ocean overwash and beach erosion. Preparing for the unexpected isn't just for communities in a hurricane zone or a tornado corridor, and emergency plans aren't just about the usuals like fires and floods. The stepped-frequency microwave radiometer, along with the dropsondes, enabled the Hurricane Hunters to show the hurricane strengthen in the final hours before landfall. The two species not captured or seen after the hurricane were the three-toed amphiuma Amphiuma tridactylum and the northern cricket frog Acris crepitans. Find more words! 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