“Exactly,” Uncle Kai said. “The Earth spins, and that spin makes the storm turn. When a whisper becomes a low-pressure sigh, the wind starts to circle. If it gets strong enough, with winds of 39 miles per hour, we give it a name. That’s a tropical storm. But if it really wakes up… if the winds reach 74 miles per hour… then we call it a hurricane.”
While storms can technically form outside of these dates, the vast majority of tropical cyclones occur within these windows. what is the hurricane season
Uncle Kai’s face grew soft and serious. “It feels like the sky is angry, but it’s not. It’s just the ocean trying to let out a breath it’s been holding all summer. The rain comes sideways, the wind screams like a train, and the sea rises up and walks onto the land. That’s the worst part—the storm surge. The giant’s hand pushing water where it doesn’t belong.” “Exactly,” Uncle Kai said