Hurricanes have winds strong enough to destroy house with ease. Hurricane Irene was in the august of 2011. Hurricanes cause large amounts of havoc and damage to any place that crosses its path. There are many causes of hurricanes. A hurricane is a strong storm that is evolved from a tropical storm. There are quite a few events that happen before the hurricane is formed. First the storm will start to form by gathering warm water from the ocean that will start to circle the hurricane. Next, the water will form into thunderstorms that will start to rotate around the eye of the hurricane. The winds will gather from 70 to around 120 or 150. Finally, the storm will continue to gather water and grow until it hits ground and starts to deform. It
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They also closed an astounding total of two hundred thirty six roads in Vermont. The totals of rainfall were 5 inches at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and 15 inches in Beaufort County, 10 incher in the areas of Connecticut and New York. There was also a three day period of rain in Porto Rico. There was a number of 22 inches of rainfall on the eastern part of the island. Also, wind caused 12 casualties During Hurricane Irene. More than half the deaths were caused by inland flooding. 41 of the deaths were directly by the storm, and 4 were considered indirect deaths. Most of the deaths by wind were by falling trees. Flooding from Hurricane Irene damaged two thousands four hundred roads, eight hundred homes and businesses, three hundred bridges, and half a dozen railroad tracks. Three towns in the Catskill Mountains in New York were uninhabitable or unable to live in, after Hurricane Irene. Flood damage from rain was severe in Porta Rico. A nuclear power plant called The Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant, was shut down before the hurricane before Hurricane Irene as a precautionary measure. Atlantic City closed its casinos for the third time since gambling was legalized. Transportation in Washington D.C. and Boston was put to a halt before Hurricane Irene got there. All three New York City area airports were closed in advance to Hurricane Irene. The final departure, or leaving, from Newark Liberty National Airport was at one thirty in the afternoon and the final departure from the John F. Kennedy National Airport was at seven thirty in the afternoon. These two airports open for arrival at six in the morning and opened for departures at noon on August 29. A flight tracking software called Flight Aware, recorded that around eleven thousand, eight hundred flights were canceled due to Hurricane Irene, stopping around two hundred fifty thousand from flying to their desired destination. Hurricane Irene was
They also closed an astounding total of two hundred thirty six roads in Vermont. The totals of rainfall were 5 inches at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and 15 inches in Beaufort County, 10 incher in the areas of Connecticut and New York. There was also a three day period of rain in Porto Rico. There was a number of 22 inches of rainfall on the eastern part of the island. Also, wind caused 12 casualties During Hurricane Irene. More than half the deaths were caused by inland flooding. 41 of the deaths were directly by the storm, and 4 were considered indirect deaths. Most of the deaths by wind were by falling trees. Flooding from Hurricane Irene damaged two thousands four hundred roads, eight hundred homes and businesses, three hundred bridges, and half a dozen railroad tracks. Three towns in the Catskill Mountains in New York were uninhabitable or unable to live in, after Hurricane Irene. Flood damage from rain was severe in Porta Rico. A nuclear power plant called The Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant, was shut down before the hurricane before Hurricane Irene as a precautionary measure. Atlantic City closed its casinos for the third time since gambling was legalized. Transportation in Washington D.C. and Boston was put to a halt before Hurricane Irene got there. All three New York City area airports were closed in advance to Hurricane Irene. The final departure, or leaving, from Newark Liberty National Airport was at one thirty in the afternoon and the final departure from the John F. Kennedy National Airport was at seven thirty in the afternoon. These two airports open for arrival at six in the morning and opened for departures at noon on August 29. A flight tracking software called Flight Aware, recorded that around eleven thousand, eight hundred flights were canceled due to Hurricane Irene, stopping around two hundred fifty thousand from flying to their desired destination. Hurricane Irene was