Do hurricanes occur often in Miami area?
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I live in Houston, Tx. I have worked in Miami, and all over Florida. Hurricanes come through Miami even more often then Houston. Most of the ones that go through Florida, or the panhandle are smaller categories that may not threated many human lives, but can be a nightmare on property. Not too long ago i got a chance to meet a lot of Katrina evacuees, as well as going through the scare of Rita just a few weeks after. It is horrifying to see some of the effects these things can have on entire cities, and even states. Do not listen to everything they say on TV, for it is just a depiction of the worse possible, whether it is scenario, or what actually happened. Miami is so beautiful, that you will enjoy yourself, and the possibility of Hurricanes will only be a small memory compared to everything else you will experience there. Enjoy\nElis\nHouston, TX
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No, Miami does not cover the whole county. There are 35 different municipalities in the county and 52% of the county's residents live in unincorporated areas. The county name was changed by a vote in 1997, to acknowledge the importance of Miami in the county, being the largest city in it.
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Yup. Live in the FLorida Panhandle. Rode out Erin, Opal, Dennis and Ivan.....\nI'm on the highest ground for 30 miles and live in a house that has only received minor damage since it's construction pre-WWII\nTo me, hurricanes are like Camping, just with better beds and worse Ventilation<G>...\nFrith,\nPat
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There's no discernable relationship with the occurence of Katrina - hurricane formation is far more complex than just temperature, and depends much more on local weather conditions.  Hurricanes are powered by warm water, so warming conditions will tend to make storms stronger however, which some see as part of the reason we've had so many strong storms this past year.
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i live in a town in florida called leesburg and i love it, everything there you need, not a great mall but a mall but the only problem is in the winter alot of people from up north come down and most of them live in a section called the villages in lady lake and traffic gets really hectic and the oldies get in them golf carts and try to rule that area, plenty of jobs a great pool hall (franks place)about 60 miles from daytona beach so the hurricanes miss you pretty good,youll get used to the heat the longer your there,, i just love it,,, so to you good luck and enjoy..
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In the midwest, the mountains to the west and the Gulf of Mexico to the south produce the layers of cool, dry air and warm, moist air, these coditions are favorable for tornado formation. These conditions happen much less often toward the coasts. Tornados aren't uncommon on the east coast though. In fact, areas hit hard with hurricanes(Gulf Coast) have tornado outbreaks too because the hurricanes produce apt conditions for formation.
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Yes, but not to the extent that other places have them.  I've lived in New Mexico for 30 years and have only felt one earthquake -- and it was so mild that it caused no damage to anything or anybody.  We do have tornados, but I've never seen one in New Mexico.  With most of the state being at least half a mile above sea level, floods only happen in close vicinity to rivers or streams (we call them arroyos) after a heavy rain.  Smart people just stay away from them; other people drive their cars into them and die.
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Hurricanes form in regions known as "basins". If you look at where these are you'll understand why hurricanes rarely hit South America. (see link)
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Typhoons occur in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean; Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean.
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I notice the Tropical Prediction Center issued a hurricane warning for part of Florida, though it is not quite a hurricane yet. That is standard procedure if it is expected to become a hurricane, but for tornadoes one must exist before the warning is issued.\n\nAlberto is not particularly impressive on satellite or radar images. There is nothing on the SW side because of wind shear. Yet with recon flights and winds from doppler radar, scatterometers, and microwave sounders - if there is a 65 knot wind somewhere in the storm they'll find it. So a category 1 hurricane aint what it used to be.\n\nThere will be heavy rain and severe storms associated with it. There will be very strong winds - probably hurricane force at some locations - directly along the coast S-E of the storm center. Yet there is no chance it will become anything more than a weak hurricane in a wind shear environment over oceans not particularly warm this time of year.\n\nThus people affected should definitely be prepared, but if it is hyped too much people are being setup for a strong storm some time later which they won't want to evacuate for but should.
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The odd winter weather actually correlates to the unusually busy hurricane season we had this year. Traditionally, years that have produced great numbers of hurricanes tend to have winters with great swings in weather, often offering greater numbers of above average temperature days. Don't worry though, winter's not over yet and the cold weather will likely be here with a vengence before its over.
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whal.. er, I mean hurricanes
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Maybe if we launch a nuke near where tectonic plates are and cause an earthquake, then a tsunami...That's severe. But if you're talking about everyday activities like watering the flowers, I don't think that can contribute to servere weather such as hurricanes.
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Erm...well, Instead of saying immediate effects, you could say Primary effects. Sounds more professional :P\nHurricanes tear buildings apart blah blah.\n\nThey can be predicted with signs of violent winds, killer waves, torrential rains and flash flooding.\nIt's usually predicted for a hurricane 'season'\nThe specialists could look at the weather from the satelites in space with the amount of movement in the wind, and the weather. [I think]\n\nI know the hurricanes are born over water and when it reaches land, it starts to loose power.
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Actually, Florida has some good spots. "Sebastian Inlet" is one of the "Hottest". In Jacksonville, FLA there is a couple good spots,( "Hannah Park", is a good one.) North Carolina, Cape Hatteras. Most of the East Coast breaks bigger during hurricane season,(but that can be detrimental to your health...lol). If I had to pick the best, it would be Sebastian Inlet. Good luck!
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I'm not sure if it's unique, but Florida would be warm and affordable in May.  Key West is a fun place!\n\nThe Bahamas, Mexico, and Jamaica as also warm and not too expensive.  May is the beginning of hurricane season, though, so you have to be careful with that.  Getting caught in a hurricane, while unique, isn't too fun.
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location is the difference: hurricanes in the atlantic and east pacific, typhoons in the west pacific, and cyclones in the indian ocean and south pacific. \nhowever, tornadoes are a completely different phenomenon and are much more localized, small scale "twisters", that can at times have winds of nearly 300 MPH (way higher than the most powerful hurricanes).