if a hurricane is above the equater it turns counter clock wise if it is below the eqauter it turns clock wise
Answer:A hurricanes energy source is primarily the release of heat and water vapor from an ocean current. The hurricane essentially draws the warm water from the ocean surface which rises from the center of the storm and feedsback towards the outside walls. Although the mechanics involved are complex, at the most basic level, the currents themselves basically steers the hurricane. Storm computer models take into current direction and surface temperature when predicting a tropical storm or hurricanes course.
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Hurricanes turn due to a combination of factors, including the Earth's rotation (Coriolis effect) and the distribution of pressure and wind patterns within the storm. As a hurricane moves across the ocean, the Coriolis effect causes the storm to gradually rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, steering winds in the surrounding atmosphere can influence the direction a hurricane takes.
Tropical Storm Ike became a hurricane on September 3, 2008.
Since the term hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere, the winds turn counterclockwise.
Category 5 hurricanes are the most intense on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some famous Category 5 hurricanes include Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Maria in 2017, and Hurricane Dorian in 2019. These storms are characterized by sustained winds of 157 mph or higher.
Hurricane Michael was a Category 5 hurricane. It made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Hurricane Sophia was a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of around 140-145 mph.