“1:58 The locals fill the sandbags while the hurricane Ian goes to the state, carrying heavy winds, storm rains and a powerful storm inflow, on the beach Ben T. Davis in Ohpi, Florida, September 26, 2022. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters New Tropical System, which will be named Imelda, can be exacerbated to the level of hurricane when reaches the Karolina coast at the beginning […]”, – WRITE: Businessua.com.ua
1:58 The locals fill the sandbags while the hurricane Ian goes to the state, carrying heavy winds, storm rains and a powerful storm inflow, on the beach Ben T. Davis in Ohpi, Florida, September 26, 2022. SHENNON STAPRT/REUTERS
The new tropical system, which will be called Imelda, can intensify to the level of hurricane when it reaches the coast of Carolina early next week.
The strongest rains and winds will be from South Carolina to Virginia, and storm waves and floods on the coast.
Here are some of your questions about hurricanes to which ABC News ABC News, Melissa Griffin and Kyle Reiman answered.
How are hurricanes formed? Hurricanes are formed, fueled by the warm and damp ocean. Then the air rises up and is constantly replaced by surrounding air. Low pressure develops under all this rising air.
This image published by NOAA shows Hurricane Erin on August 16, 2025. Noaa
What are the categories of hurricanes? Hurricanes and other tropical systems are measured on the Safir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, which measures the maximum stable winds created by the system near the surface.
The scale has been designed to estimate the loss of property based on the winds of the hurricane, but it does not take into account other potentially deadly dangers, such as storm waves and floods, reports the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricanes are classified from the 1st to 5th category:
- Category 1: Wind 74-95 miles/h
- Category 2: Wind 96-110 miles/h
- Category 3: Wind 111-129 miles/h
- Category 4: Wind 130-156 miles/h
- Category 5: Wind 157 or above
How much does a hurricane usually last? If you are in a hurricane area, the danger can last from 12 to 18 hours. In the case of slow hurricane, the danger can last up to 24 hours.
The hurricane itself, from its formation to deterioration, can last in the ocean for weeks.
How to find out when the hurricane is approaching? If you rely on the weather outside the window to find out when a hurricane is approaching, you often don’t get any signs at all. The day before the hurricane may be a sunny sky with a calm wind.
That is why you should listen to the meteoradio of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research or pay attention to the prevention of power.
What is a storm splash and why is it so dangerous? As the pressure in the center of hurricane, the water level increases. Water accumulates until the storm continues over the open ocean.
When the hurricane is approaching land, its strong winds push this water to the coast and on land, creating water walls with a height sometimes reaching 6 meters.
The danger to people in homes on the coast is a cruel flow of water, which can flood houses and climb the walls quickly. When Sandy Hurricane struck New York and New Jersey in 2012, many houses were filled with water quickly.
The risks can be even higher if the storm surface is combined with an inflow, causing a rapid increase in water levels.
Emily Shapiro and Meredith Delyso with ABC News joined the preparation of this report.
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