Hurricane, a storm with a violent wind, particularly a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. The term, Hurricane, is a term only really used when a large storm takes place and has been formed over the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes have been reported since the 1900's and are still being reported to this day. "On August 30th, 2017, a Hurricane named Irma formed in midst of the Atlantic Ocean and stretched into parts of Florida. This hurricane lasted 15 days, ending on September 13th, 2017. Irma killed a total of 134 people; 1 in Haiti, 3 in Puerto Rico, 1 in Anguilla, 1 in Barbados, 4 in the Dutch Side of Sint Maarten, 3 in Barbuda, 4 in the British Virgin Islands, 11 in the French West Indies, 10 in Cuba, 4 in the United States
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Hurricane Irma was the 9th named storm, the 4th hurricane, the 2nd major hurricane behind Hurricane Maria, and the 1st category five hurricane that occurred in the 2017 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. It was also the strongest storm/hurricane worldwide in term of windspeed. The highest reached wind speed recorded was 180 mph, on September 6th, which was sustained for 1-minute. On October 16th, 2005, a hurricane named Wilma formed near the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica, which then turned and headed southward to the United States. This category five hurricane lasted 11, ending on October 27th, 2005, with recorded winds up to 185 mph. This hurricane affected the following locations: Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize, Southeast Mexico, East Coast of the U.S, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada, and New Brunswick. (Hurricane Irma), (Hurricane …show more content…
The first eyewall clocked record winds of 185 mph, while the second eyewall clocked winds of 100 mph, making wind gusts hit a record of 210 mph. According to the Scientific American website, "The hurricane's strongest sustained winds, at 185 mph, blew for more than 65 consecutive hours, something no other tropical cyclone has done in the modern satellite era, which began 50 years ago, according to Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University." (Waldman). Another contributor in hurricanes is their pressure. For a hurricane to form, it needs to have low pressure as it helps in the cycle of warm air being rushed upward and helps the cold air sink. Irma had the low pressure of 914 millibars, which was the lowest pressure ever recorded in a storm. While Hurricane Wilma was a category five hurricane with only one eye with remarkable high winds. According to Dr. Jeff Masters, a publisher on the website Weather Underground, he states, "Hurricane Wilma of 2005, was the strongest hurricane on record but was not observed by the SFMR. It's estimated that the maximum wind averaged around the eyewall in Wilma at peak intensity could have been 209 mph, plus or minus 20 mph--so conceivably as high as 229 mph, with gusts to 270 mph."(Did..). With wind gust of that speed, Wilma also endured surfaces winds that went up to 185 mph. Wilma's pressure was too very low, just not as record-breaking low
Hurricane Irma was the 9th named storm, the 4th hurricane, the 2nd major hurricane behind Hurricane Maria, and the 1st category five hurricane that occurred in the 2017 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. It was also the strongest storm/hurricane worldwide in term of windspeed. The highest reached wind speed recorded was 180 mph, on September 6th, which was sustained for 1-minute. On October 16th, 2005, a hurricane named Wilma formed near the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica, which then turned and headed southward to the United States. This category five hurricane lasted 11, ending on October 27th, 2005, with recorded winds up to 185 mph. This hurricane affected the following locations: Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize, Southeast Mexico, East Coast of the U.S, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada, and New Brunswick. (Hurricane Irma), (Hurricane …show more content…
The first eyewall clocked record winds of 185 mph, while the second eyewall clocked winds of 100 mph, making wind gusts hit a record of 210 mph. According to the Scientific American website, "The hurricane's strongest sustained winds, at 185 mph, blew for more than 65 consecutive hours, something no other tropical cyclone has done in the modern satellite era, which began 50 years ago, according to Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University." (Waldman). Another contributor in hurricanes is their pressure. For a hurricane to form, it needs to have low pressure as it helps in the cycle of warm air being rushed upward and helps the cold air sink. Irma had the low pressure of 914 millibars, which was the lowest pressure ever recorded in a storm. While Hurricane Wilma was a category five hurricane with only one eye with remarkable high winds. According to Dr. Jeff Masters, a publisher on the website Weather Underground, he states, "Hurricane Wilma of 2005, was the strongest hurricane on record but was not observed by the SFMR. It's estimated that the maximum wind averaged around the eyewall in Wilma at peak intensity could have been 209 mph, plus or minus 20 mph--so conceivably as high as 229 mph, with gusts to 270 mph."(Did..). With wind gust of that speed, Wilma also endured surfaces winds that went up to 185 mph. Wilma's pressure was too very low, just not as record-breaking low