Sentences with phrase «major hurricane strength»

«One statistic that people should remember is that on average, about 1 in every 3 major hurricanes makes landfall at major hurricane strength (in the U.S.)» he said.

But the averages of the last 20 seasons (1988 — 2007) have been 13 tropical and subtropical storms per year, about 7 reaching hurricane strength, and about 3 reaching major hurricane strength.

In the last 10 seasons — 1998 - 2007 — those averages have been about 15 tropical and subtropical storms per year, about 8.1 reaching hurricane strength, and about 3.7 reaching major hurricane strength.

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Not exact matches

The forecasting service is expecting at least four more named storms, two of which may be hurricane strength, and at least one of which may be a major hurricane.

And then two to four of those hurricanes would be expected to reach major hurricane status, defined as Category 3 or above on the Saffir - Simpson scale of hurricane strength, or winds above 111 mph.

Various updates A lot has changed in Florida since Oct. 22, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma roared west to east across the peninsula at Category 3 strength, making it the last major hurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the UniteHurricane Wilma roared west to east across the peninsula at Category 3 strength, making it the last major hurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the Unitehurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the United States.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center in May projected between a dozen and 16 named storms, including 2 to 5 major hurricanes (those above Category 3 on the Saffir - Simpson scale of storm strength).

The 2017 hurricane season was exceptional for having three major hurricanes that all hit land at peak strength: Category 4 Harvey (Texas, with 130 mph winds); Category 5 Irma (Barbuda, Sint Martin and the British Virgin Islands, with 185 mph winds); and Category 5 Hurricane Maria (Dominica, with 160 mphurricane season was exceptional for having three major hurricanes that all hit land at peak strength: Category 4 Harvey (Texas, with 130 mph winds); Category 5 Irma (Barbuda, Sint Martin and the British Virgin Islands, with 185 mph winds); and Category 5 Hurricane Maria (Dominica, with 160 mpHurricane Maria (Dominica, with 160 mph winds.)

On Oct. 24, it will be exactly 8 years since the last major hurricane of Category 3 strength or greater made landfall.

When tropical cyclones — storm systems ranging in strength from tropical depressions to major hurricanes — form over the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters, they have a high chance of causing many deaths as well as widespread property damage in coastal communities.

«Thinking about the increase in the number and strength of hurricanes in recent years, do you think global warming has been a major cause, a minor cause, or not a cause of the increase in hurricanes?»

Since we have good reason to expect that the response may be different in the Atlantic, using evidence for increases in strength of Pacific cyclones as an argument for why we should expect increases in the number of major Atlantic hurricanes makes no sense to me.

The new study potentially addresses one major criticism leveled by scientists skeptical of any strong link between sea surface temperatures and hurricane strength, said Kerry Emanuel, a climatologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was not involved in the study.