Hurricane - John

Dear Uncle Randy,

Today we got bad news.

We are going to be hit by a hurricane.

Now don't freak out, right now were are trying to prepare ourselves for the storm. Now for some reason I was charged with the job of researching hurricanes but I don't see how that will help us. Although, looking up things about trying to prepare and survive might be a good idea. I'll do that later. Anyway, I've done the research and here's what I found: Hurricanes are basically tropical storms with winds so strong that the can rip you of the ground. They have wind speeds that range from 74-160 mph. There clouds come from condensation, oh and hurricanes are made up of cumulonimbus clouds. They need a moist environment to develop so that's why most hurricanes form over water and hit mainly the coast. Air preasure changes a lot in a hurricane. Well actually it slowly decreases due to the repetition of things heating and cooling.

Now let me explain how the are formed. Hurricanes start out as thunderstorms over water (or start from somewhere else and travel over water) because the heat from the water is the ultimate source for hurricanes. This rising warm air creates the clouds the reveal the hurricane. Then passing winds come around and go through the eye of the storm and come out the top where lighter winds steer the exiting winds in a circle formation.

That's what I've got so far. Next time I'll have stuff on preperation to show you what we have (or will) do for the coming storm. Right now I gotta go. I'll talk to you later. Bye.

Sincerly, John

P.S. Click here to go to a site about how hurricanes form, also where I got the pick.