Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones, and Tropical Storms
Pick a hurricane or typhoon topic below to start a tutorial. You may complete the lessons in order or pick the weather event that interests you most.
- Hurricane Damages (4)
- Hurricane Formation (8)
- Hurricane History (2)
- Hurricane Safety (8)
- Hurricane Technologies (2)
- Hurricane Types (2)
- Naming Hurricanes (5)
- Specific Storms (14)
Facts About Hurricanes
Every year, the National Weather Service receives an extraordinary number of requests for statistical information on hurricanes and tropical storm systems. Reporters, students, teachers, businesses, and emergency management professionals all have unique needs to gather and understand storm data.
Hurricane Tracking Charts 1995 to 2010
Official National Weather Service Maps of the 1995-2010 Tropical Cyclone Storms in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with details on the path, intensity, and wind speeds of all named hurricanes and tropical storms.
How Long Do People Remember Hurricanes
Remembering hurricanes and the damages they cause are part of the process in gathering the history of hurricanes in the United States. This weather articles answers the question - 'How Long Do People Remember Hurricanes?'
A Virtual Tour of the National Hurricane Center in Florida
Take a virtual tour of the National Hurricane Center with this interactive experience from the NOAA National Weather Service. This exciting tour explains how hurricane forecasting works and the ways weather from far away locations can cause massive cyclones in the United States and abroad.
Track the Path of an Atlantic Hurricane Using a Computer Simulation
The online interactive hurricane tracker takes you on the path of Hugo, Andrew, Camille and more as you see the development from tropical depression, to tropical storm, and finally to hurricane.
Learn the Damages Caused by Hurricanes Using Interactive Tools
Hurricanes, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Andrew, have intensity ratings measured in categories. Use this interactive timeline to show how much damage is caused by different hurricane categories.
