Test your knowledge of hurricanes with this quiz devised by Jay
Barnes, hurricane historian. Each month during hurricane season, we
will randomly draw a name from all entrants. Each winner will receive
a free copy of one of Jay Barnes's books: North Carolina's Hurricane
History Third Edition or Florida's
Hurricane Historyyour choice! Winners
will be notified by email.
5. More than half of North Carolina's hurricanes have made landfall in this month:
August
September
October
November
6. In Australia, hurricanes are sometimes known as:
twisters
water devils
spinners
willy willies
7. With a total cost
estimated at $6 billion, Hurricane Floyd was the most expensive hurricane in N.C. history, surpassing this previous record
storm:
Hugo
Hazel
Donna
Fran
8. Hurricane forecasters rely on this for gathering information on tropical weather systems:
sea buoys
satellite images
aircraft reconnaissance
all of the above
9. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are now able to accurately predict a hurricane's position at landfall when the storm is still 72 hours from land.
true
false
10. Most of the
52 deaths that occurred as a result of Floyd were:
drownings along the
coast
deaths resulting from fallen
trees
drownings in inland
counties
mishaps during storm
cleanup
11. This
hurricane is still the most expensive in U.S. history (as measured in
actual dollars).
Andrew, 1992
Donna, 1960
Camille, 1969
Opal, 1995
12. Hurricane Floyd's greatest damage in North Carolina was brought on by:
high winds
heavy rains
coastal storm surges
tornadoes
13. This renowned forecaster is known for his annual predictions of tropical storm and hurricane activity for the Atlantic basin.
Neil Frank
Max Mayfield
William Gray
John Hope
14. Along with Hurricane Camille in 1969, this awesome storm was the only other category five to strike the U.S. during the twentieth century:
Miami Hurricane of 1926
Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Hurricane Donna, 1960
Hurricane Andrew, 1992
15. North
Carolina now ranks third in the U.S. in the number of hurricane landfalls--after these two states: