3. A category 5 hurricane has sustained winds stronger than 155 miles per hour, a minimum air pressure lower than 920 millibars, and a storm

surge over 18 feet.

4. Grenwich Mean Time is the standard time used by weather forecasters and airline pilots all over the world to tell time. It is the current time in

Grenwich, England. To convert from GMT to Central Standard Time (our time here in Lubbock, Texas), subtract five hours. If it is 1915 GMT,

then it would be 1415 or 2:15 pm here in Lubbock.

5. Most hurricanes form in the Atlantic Ocean in the months of August through October.

6. A hurricane is a large storm which begins as a tropical depression, usually off the coast of Africa in the case of Atlantic hurricanes. These

storms gather intensity as they travel west toward the United States, and once they meet the minimum requirements of a category 1 hurricane

(Sustained Winds 74-95 mph (64-83 kt), minimum pressure less than or equal to 980mb., and a storm surge of 3-5 feet) they are officially

categorized as a hurricane. Hurricanes cancause strong winds, tornadoes, storm surges, flooding, heavy rains, and significant damage to areas they

affect.