Use the following sites to research your plan.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Answer each of the following questions. It is expected that you write at least one half page for each answer.
1. What do you need to do BEFORE a hurricane strikes?
2. What do you need to buy BEFORE a hurricane strikes? In other words, what do you need to have in a survival kit?
3. What must you do DURING a hurricane?
4. What do you need to do AFTER a hurricane strikes?
Answer the following questions using the included websites for finding information.
1. Characteristics of a Hurricane
Structure of:
Size of:
2. How do they form? Give a brief description of their formation.
3. Where do they form?
4. Effect of earth wind patterns on hurricanes
Identify wind patterns:
0-30 degrees latitude
30-60 degrees latitude
60-90 degrees latitude
5. Describe the Coriolis Force and its effect on Hurricanes
6. Path of the eye of a hurricane
Northern Hemisphere:
Southern Hemisphere:
7. Rotation (direction of the spin) of a hurricane
Northern Hemisphere:
Southern Hemisphere:
8. Peak Time of the Year that they are most likely to occur:
Eastern Pacific -
United States -
Western Pacific -
9. Conditions that need to be present for a hurricane to form:
10. How storms are named:
11. The 3 stages of formation:
12. Saffir-Simpson Scale indicates the specific wind-speeds of the stages. Name and identify the criteria for each stage:
13. At least 5 ways that hurricanes cause damage (including facts about each):
14. Areas most at risk for damage are:
15. Give the history of at least 3 hurricanes that have done significant damage. What damage did they cause?
16. 3 factors that contribute to the hurricane problem in the United States are:
17. Factors that contribute to the hurricane problem in less developed countries (in Central America, India) are:
18. Name at least 3 ways that scientist study hurricanes:
19. Name ways that scientist forecast hurricanes:
20. The three factors of the hurricanes to forecast are:
21. Describe the following:
- Tropical Storm Watch:
- Tropical Storm Warning:
- Hurricane Watch:
- Hurricane Warning:
(Short term watches and warnings can occur for tornadoes, floods, or high winds.)
22. Agencies that provide information about storms and/or provide rescue relief (Give the official name and what each one does) are: NOAA, NWS, Red Cross, FEMA
23. Before a storm in your geographical area, your community should prepare by:
24. Before a storm in your geographical area, your family should prepare by:
25. Find out how to prepare your home and family for any kind of disaster. <http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/index.html>
"Are you ready for a hurricane? "<http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/hurrican.html>
26. Give specifics of how to build houses that are more prepared for storms in your area of the country. (Against the Wind <http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/agnstwd.pdf )
27. After a storm in your area, your community should:
28. After a storm in your area, your family should:
29. Create a personal Family Disaster Plan based on the recommendation of local experts (for example, the Local Red Cross)
"Are you prepared for a hurricane?" <http://lcso.leonfl.org/areyou.htm>