Atlantic hurricanes

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Atlantic hurricanes are powerful tropical cyclones that form over the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and can cause widespread destruction through intense winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges.

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Atlantic hurricanes canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf meteorological phenomenon
tropical cyclone
basin Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
canCause coastal flooding
economic losses
inland flooding
landslides
loss of life
power outages
storm surge inundation
wind damage
characterizedBy heavy rainfall
low central pressure
storm surge
strong winds
classifiedBy Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
developmentStages hurricane
tropical depression
tropical storm
forecastUsing aircraft reconnaissance
computer models
satellite observations
formedIn Atlantic Ocean
formedOver warm ocean waters
formsFrom tropical disturbance
tropical wave
hasStructure eye
eyewall
rainbands
includesRegion Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
influencedBy El Niño–Southern Oscillation
subtropical ridge
trade winds
wind shear
maximumCategory Category 5
monitoredBy National Hurricane Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
namedBy WMO regional associations
surface form: World Meteorological Organization regional committee
nameRetiredWhen storm is particularly deadly or costly
namingConvention rotating lists of names
peakActivityMonth September
poweredBy latent heat release from condensation
warm sea surface temperatures
requiresSeaSurfaceTemperature at least 26.5 °C
season Atlantic hurricane season
steeredBy large-scale atmospheric circulation
threaten Atlantic Canada
Caribbean Community
surface form: Caribbean nations

Central America
Gulf Coast of the United States
East Coast of the United States
surface form: U.S. East Coast
typicalSeasonEnd November 30
typicalSeasonStart June 1

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Cuba vulnerableTo Atlantic hurricanes