Hurricane

Hurricane

In tropical areas, thunderstorms may develop into violent storms with torrential rains, and wind speeds reaching as much as 300km per hour. Meteorologists call these storms tropical cyclones, but they are more commonly known as hurricanes.
Hurricanes form only above tropical seas, where the conditions of heat and moisture are at their most extreme.
Hurricanes do not stay in one place, but travel away from the area where they form. Their path is influenced by the movements of high-level winds and the direction of warm sea currents.
Hurricanes may have a diameter of up to 500km, and thunder and lightning often occur. [VH] {WC}