What Causes a Hurricane

7/24/2019 (Permalink)

There are two essential factors involved in the formation of a hurricane.  These factors are warm water and moist warm air.  Hurricanes start when warm air quickly rises from the ocean surface. 

While rising, it encounters cooler air that causes the water vapor to condense and form clouds and rain droplets.  Converging winds near the surface of the water push more warm air into the atmosphere causing a wind pattern to form. This “pattern” is commonly seen as a fast spiral that circles around a relatively calm center. Wind speeds increase as high-pressure air is drawn into the low-pressure center.  This is how hurricanes and the classic cyclone wind pattern are formed.  

Hurricanes can be destructive and extremely dangerous.  Be cautious and aware if a hurricane is near you and your home.