Hurricane Facts For Hurricane Season

We are smack dab in the middle of hurricane season, and as much as we hate to see the damage that comes from this time, we love to see communities acting proactively to prepare. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is an ongoing event, starting on June 1, 2019, and going through November 30, 2019. As of the beginning of August, the season probability estimated there would be 10-17 named storms, 5-9 hurricanes, and 2-4 major hurricanes. Here are a few things that are important to know about hurricanes, some interesting facts, and some things you can do to help protect your home, business, and community.


Hurricane Facts

  1. Hurricanes are giant tropical storms that produce heavy rainfall and super-strong winds.
  2. Hurricanes rotate around a circular center called the “eye“, where it is generally calm with no clouds. Surrounding the eye is the eyewall – the most dangerous part of the hurricane with the strongest winds, thickest clouds and heaviest rain!
  3. Most hurricanes occur harmlessly out at sea. However, when they move towards land they can be incredibly dangerous and cause serious damage.
  4. The largest hurricane on record is Typhoon Tip, which occurred in 1979 in the northwest Pacific. With a diameter of around 2,220km, it was nearly half the size of the United States!
  5. A single hurricane stirs up millions of miles of air and can dump more than 2.4 trillion gallons (9 trillion liters) of rain a day.
  6. Hurricanes produce enough energy in one day to run the lights of Las Vegas for many years.
  7. The word “hurricane” comes from Huracan, a name for the god of evil on some islands in the Caribbean.
  8. A hurricane makes “landfall” when its center, not its edge, crosses the coastline.
  9. In the Pacific Ocean, Hurricanes are generally known as typhoons. In the Indian Ocean, they are called tropical cyclones.
  10. Hurricane Floyd was barely a category I hurricane, but it still managed to mow down 19 million trees and caused over a billion dollars in damage.
  11. Hurricane season is from June to November when the seas are at their warmest and most humid, which are ripe conditions for a hurricane to develop.
  12. The planet Jupiter has a hurricane which has been going on for over 300 years. It can be seen as a red spot on the planet. This hurricane on Jupiter is bigger than the Earth itself.
  13. A hurricane can reach 40,000 to 50,000 feet up into the sky.
“Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.” - Diane Ackerman

Hurricane Preparation Tools

Big Bags USA flood control systems and flood barrier systems provide lightning-fast flood protection at a fraction of the cost of regular sandbags. One system is 36” wide, 15’ long, and 40” tall. One five-bag system can be placed and filled by two men in less than 10 minutes. That’s equal to 15 linear feet every ten minutes. No other sandbag deployment method equals the speed of deployment possible with Big Bags USA. Big Bags USA has earned its rank in the Top Ten Flood Barriers list.

From all of us at DRIPS LLC, exclusive United States manufacturer of the BIG BAGS USA barrier systems, we want you to know our mission is to save lives, protect property and reduce human suffering. With strategies in place during your "action" stage, we teach you how to defend roadways and property from any rising water.

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