Hurricane:
(also known as (Typhoon, Tropical Cyclones, Willy- Willies) Tropical storms with wind speeds of 64 knots (117km/h) up to 240 knots (414 km/h) that can be thousands of square kilometers in size. Such systems usually have a lifespan of several days. In the North Atlantic, the hurricane season is from May to November, but the majority of storms occur in August, September and October. Although the east coast is the area of Canada most frequented by hurricanes, these storms still average less than one per year over the Atlantic Provinces and coastal waters. While there have been as many as five in one year, several years can pass with no tropical storms. A hurricane warnng is issued in the Marine Forecast if winds are expected to exceed 64 knots (115 km/h).
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