Hurricane Hazards
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  • What's a Hurricane?
    • When & how do they form?
    • What are their characteristics?
    • Literature cited
  • Impacts
    • Surge
    • Waves
    • Wind
    • Precipitation
    • Literature cited
  • Likelihood & Risk
    • What is the 100-year Floodplain?
    • Living & Buying a Home in a Floodplain
    • Risk
  • Historical Hurricanes
  • About Us

HURRICANE HAZARDS PRIMER

This primer provides general information on hurricanes (tropical cyclones), their likelihood, and their impacts. Additionally, the primer includes an overview of historical hurricanes impacting the continental US.
What's a hurricane?
Hurricane Impacts
Hurricane likelihood & risk
Historical hurricanes in the US
Acknowledgements & Credits: This material is based upon work supported by the Texas Department of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management. Background photo courtesy of Mark Moran (Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0)
© 2019 Jennifer L. Irish & Steven M. Quiring. All rights reserved.
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  • Home
  • What's a Hurricane?
    • When & how do they form?
    • What are their characteristics?
    • Literature cited
  • Impacts
    • Surge
    • Waves
    • Wind
    • Precipitation
    • Literature cited
  • Likelihood & Risk
    • What is the 100-year Floodplain?
    • Living & Buying a Home in a Floodplain
    • Risk
  • Historical Hurricanes
  • About Us