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Hurricane Season 2009 guide

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Season's first tropical depression forms off East Coast

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday morning stated that the first tropical depression of the 2009 hurricane season has formed off the East Coast, well north of Florida.

Posted - Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:11 AM EDT

The 2008 hurricane season brought the Keys a close brush with Hurricane Fay.

NOAA: Expect 4 to 7 hurricanes this season

There's a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms this hurricane season, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three of them major.

Posted - Friday, May 22, 2009 01:51 PM EDT

HURRICANE RESEARCH

Public’s storm response analyzed

National weather forecasting officials say they’re trying to learn from how the public responds to severe weather warnings.

Posted - Friday, March 13, 2009 10:10 AM EDT

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Watching the tropics

Current tropical activity map
published by National Hurricane Center

The NHC graphic shows any current tropical systems and areas being watched for potential tropical disturbance development.

Tropical Prediction Center:
Daily tropical outlook (text)

National Weather Service Key West:
Tropical weather page

NESDIS Satellite Services Division:
Tropical satellites


 



The Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale

Hurricanes are ranked in terms of wind strength according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, from Category 1 to Category 5:
Category 1: Winds of 74 mph to 95 mph (central barometric pressure generally 28.94 inches or less), generating a 4-foot to 5-foot storm surge. Minimal damage
Category 2: Winds from 96 mph to 110 mph, storm surge 6 feet to 8 feet. Moderate damage.
Category 3: Winds from 111 mph to 130 mph, storm surge 9 feet to 12 feet. Extensive damage. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was a Category 3 hurricane at landfall in Louisiana.
Category 4: Winds from 131 mph to 155 mph, storm surge 13 feet to 18 feet. Extreme damage. Hurricane Charley was a high Category 4 when it slammed Punta Gorda in 2004.
Category 5: Winds greater than 155 mph, causing storm surge 18 feet and higher. Catastrophic damage. Only three Category 5 hurricanes have hit the United States: the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 in the Upper Keys, Hurricane Camille on the Gulf Coast in 1967, and Hurricane Andrew, which destroyed much of south Miami-Dade in 1992.



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