Hurricane 12 : Natural Disaster. A tropical cyclone with winds of 74 mph or more. Normally applied to such storms in the Atlantic Basin and the Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line
USA Today, Hurricane, tropical cyclone glossary: Definitions of terms used to describe tropical cyclones, Information on this page adapted from: Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams, Vintage Books, USA 2001. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/glossary .htm, (ND/Hurr - Amer) {506}