The below video “Hurricane Alley 2008” comes to you courtesy of the NASA GOES Project. The video was created with NASA technology and satellite data coupled with data from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operated satellite.
The video takes you through the creation of storms Arthur through Paloma.
Credit: NASA GOES Project
Hurricanes, and the resulting flooding, cause large scale damage. If your home is in a coastal area, you should be prepared, if a hurricane would strike.
According to dictionary.com, a hurricane is a brutal tropical cyclone having winds greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour)
There have been several major hurricanes to hit the United States over the past decade. These hurricanes caused billions of dollars in damages to the areas they landed.