Hurricane

A hurricane is an oceanic natural disaster that is rated by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale in the Atlantic, from 1 to 5. However, in the Western Pacific Ocean, the scale goes from tropical storm to super typhoon.

Hurricanes are extremely large natural disasters that sweep across the oceans. They usually have windspeeds between 75 to 200 miles per hour. Hurricanes are one of the few natural disasters that are given names. They are named so that people can recognize them better. Hurricanes have outer bands, the eye wall, which is the most intense part of it, and the eye, which is the most calm part of the hurricane, which is located in the center. Hurricanes in the Indian ocean are called Cyclones and in the Western Pacific, Typhoons.

Fun Facts
 * The smallest hurricane was Tropical Storm Marco in 2005, which was no larger than 600 miles wide.
 * The strongest hurricane was hurricane Patricia in 2015, with windspeeds clocked in at a whopping 200 miles per hour!
 * The largest hurricane was Typhoon Tip, in 1979 (I think). It was over 1 megameter in size!