ATM 103 Lecture 11: Oct 13

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
• Course: ATM 103
• Professor: Kevin Reed

Document Summary

And may impact ny and long island within the next week! Does not look like it will impact ny now! Damage has been extensive throughout the caribbean (i. e. , cuba, bahamas, haiti, etc. ) and the united states. A lot of the damage has been due to rainfall. Matthew broke some records: longest lived category 4-5 in eastern caribbean, longest lived category 4-5 in october for all of the atlantic ocean basin, first category 4 hurricane to make landfall in haiti since 1964. There is another hurricane in the north atlantic right now. Cyclone refers to the circulation around a low-pressure center: midlatitude cyclones, hurricanes, tornadoes. What is the typical scale of the cyclones listed above: midlatitude cyclones: 1600 km (1000 miles, hurricanes : 600 km (375 miles, tornadoes: 0. 25 km (0. 16 mile) These storms have intense convective activity and rotary circulation and can have wind speeds in excess of 74 mph.