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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic hurricanes canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.