By Chris Dolce Jun 29 2016 07:00 AM EDT weather.com The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season has given us a fast start with a record-breaking early arrival of the seasons third (Colin) and fourth (Danielle) named storms.With that in mind, we dug up some other extreme facts that you may not know about hurricanes and tropica

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  Hurricane Facts For Kids Enjoy our fun hurricane facts for kids. Learn a range of interesting information about tropical storms, understand how they work, where they form, the difference between hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons, how much damage Hurricane Katrina caused and much more. Read on and learn about hu

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Oct 9 2016 05:00 AM EDT weather.com Story HighlightsMatthew formed near the Windward Islands on Sept. 28, 2016.It went on to leave a path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Southeast U.S.On Oct. 9, 2016, Matthew finally moved away from the U.S. coastline and became post-tropical.Matthew formed from a tropical wa

Skip to this pages content Advertisement Hurricanes Engines of Destruction Photograph courtesy NASA/GSFC Hurricanes are giant, spiraling tropical storms that can pack wind speeds of over 160 miles (257 kilometers) an hour and unleash more than 2.4 trillion gallons (9 trillion liters) of rain a day. These same tropical

Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids     HurricanesWhat is a hurricane?A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph. Each hurricane usually lasts for over a week, moving 10-20 miles per hour over the open o