Famous Hurricanes

Hurricane Agnes hit Pennsylvania in 1972. The flood made over 3 billion dollars worth of damage.
The first known hurricane hit the English colony in 1667.

In 1970 an unknown Hurricane hit Pakistan, and the USA provided food for them. The weather satellite showed that it covered India, Burma, and some parts of East Pakistan.

In 1900 an unknown hurricane leveled most of Galveston Texas' buildings. The barometer dropped a record of 28.44 inches, and the tide had reached a record height of 15.2 feet above normal.

On Christmas of 1974, cyclone Tracy ripped apart Darwin Australia. Only 49 in total didn't survive the storm.
Hurricane Hugo went through the island of St. Croix in September 1989. Boats had been taken out of the water and thrown into peoples houses. The tides were so powerful that in Charleston, South Carolina they carried boats out onto the roads.

How the Hurricane Got Its Name

In the middle 1800's, an Australian Meteorologist named them by women's names. But in 1979, both male and female names were used.

After a hurricanes name has been used for 5-10 years then it is considered " retired." Some retired names are: Andrew, Bob, Cesar, David, George, Hortense, Janet. See if you remember any of these!

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	Hurricane Agnes hit Pennsylvania in 1972. The flood made over 3 billion dollars worth of damage. The first known hurricane hit the English colony in 1667. In 1970 an unknown Hurricane hit Pakistan, and the USA provided food for them. The weather satellite showed that it covered India, Burma, and some parts of East Pakistan. In 1900 an unknown hurricane leveled most of Galveston Texas' buildings. The barometer dropped a record of 28.44 inches, and the tide had reached a record height of 15.2 feet above normal.
	On Christmas of 1974, cyclone Tracy ripped apart Darwin Australia. Only 49 in total didn't survive the storm. Hurricane Hugo went through the island of St. Croix in September 1989. Boats had been taken out of the water and thrown into peoples houses. The tides were so powerful that in Charleston, South Carolina they carried boats out onto the roads.

	In the middle 1800's, an Australian Meteorologist named them by women's names. But in 1979, both male and female names were used.
	After a hurricanes name has been used for 5-10 years then it is considered " retired." Some retired names are: Andrew, Bob, Cesar, David, George, Hortense, Janet. See if you remember any of these!