Question the Experts and get answers. Please use the links to your left to learn everything you ever wanted to know about hurricanes, how to prepare for them and the history of storms past. This hurricane introduction, prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is an excellent starting point to learn more about the storms.
Major hurricanes are relatively rare events at any location.
Coastal residents from Brownsville Tex., to Eastport, Me., have a good chance of living many years without experiencing one. But none of our coastal areas are immune. It's best to be prepared. This could be the year. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones in which winds reach constant speeds of 74 miles per hour or more, and blow in a large spiral around a relatively calm center he eye of the hurricane.