For your reference as me move forward into Hurricane season, lets review the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, taken from NOAA’s website: Category One Hurricane: Sustained winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 km/hr). Damaging winds are expected. Some damage to building structures could occur, primarily to unanchored mobile homes (mainly pre-1994 construction). Some damage is [...]

In observance of the opening of Hurricane season, we’ll be examining each day this week various dynamics of hurricanes and hurricane season.  Today, lets appease our basic, visceral side and look at just how nasty a hurricane can get in terms of sheer force. First, pop quiz.  Do you know what the strongest Atlantic Hurricane [...]

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began June 1st.  Lets get an overview of what we could expect: How Long is Hurricane Season? Hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30th.  As the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) notes, however, “There is nothing magical in these dates, and hurricanes have occurred outside of these [...]

While hurricane season won’t officially begin until Monday, June 1st, the first Tropical Depression of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season has already formed. Located about 225 east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, “Tropical Depression One” doesn’t appear to threaten land although it does appear poised to become a named storm (Ana) by Friday.  Read more… [...]