The National Weather Service Offices in Gray and Caribou, Maine, have declared the week
of July 11th through 15th, HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK in Maine and New Hampshire.

The term "tropical cyclone" is a generic name given to a low pressure system that generally forms in the tropics and is
accompanied by showers and thunderstorms and a counterclockwise wind circulation. Depending on the strength of the winds
in the circulation, tropical cyclones are further divided into tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes.




Below is a series of public information statements issued by the Gray National Weather Service Office, containing valuable information on hurricanes and hurricane safety.

TROPICAL CYCLONES, TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES--THE BASICS

HURRICANE WINDS AND TORNADOES

STORM SURGE, WAVES, AND MARINE SAFETY

INLAND FLOODING FROM TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES

THE FORECAST PROCESS--STATEMENTS, WATCHES, and WARNINGS



For additional information about hurricanes and hurricane safety, visit the National Hurricane Center's web site at: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/.

created 7/05
by ES