How do hurricanes form?

Scroll through the posts below to see information and expert links to hurricane formation, hurricane tracking, hurricane maps, hurricane preparedness kits — and more.

The National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center provides the very latest hurricane satellite, radar, and aircraft reconnaissance; advisories; analysis tools; hurricane awareness FAQs, and much more. You’ll also have handy information regarding hurricane hunters, Saffir-Simpson Scale, forecasting models, eyewall wind profiles, and storm histories, as well as extensive information about hurricane forecasts and forecasting — [...]

There are a variety of excellent Hurricane Trackers on the Web.  Check out these great resources: www.HurricaneTrack.com www.Stormpulse.com Hurricane Tracker at MSNBC.com

Essential items for your hurricane preparedness kit: Water – at least 1 gallon daily per person for 3 to 7 days (stock up days prior to anticipated hurricane landfall) Food – at least enough for 3 to 7 days — non-perishable packaged or canned food / juices — foods for infants or the elderly — [...]

2011 Hurricane names for 2010 Hurricane Season (Atlantic Ocean): * Hurricane Arlene * Hurricane Bret * Hurricane Cindy * Hurricane Don * Hurricane Emily * Hurricane Franklin * Hurricane Gert * Hurricane Harvey * Hurricane Irene * Hurricane Jose * Hurricane Katia * Hurricane Lee * Hurricane Maria * Hurricane Nate * Hurricane Ophelia * [...]

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that typically occur in the in Atlantic and Pacific oceans.  When ocean waters warm, water evaporates into the lower atmosphere. According to Wikipedia, hurricanes “…feed on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air.”  The released heat is called “heat of condensation”.  [...]