How does a hurricane began?

Question

just how does a hurricane began do they all began to form in africa

why don't they ever get any out west like california? or Montana I know Texas gets them it seems like only Florida and the tropical Island gets them would it have anything to do with the oceans is to why some get them and others don't

Answer 1

Well, you know, hurricanes can strike anywhere from the Gulf of Mexico to Maine! (To answer that.)  

And hurricanes develop as thunderstorms over Africa, a Cape Verde-type hurricane. Its an Atlantic hurricane that develops near the Cape Verde islands, off the coast of Africa; As thunderstorms drift west. The average hurricane season has about two Cape Verde-type hurricanes, which are usually the most intense storms because they often have plenty of warm open ocean over which to develop before encountering land.

Hurricanes typically develop from tropical waves which form in the African savanna during the wet season, then move into the African steppes. The disturbances move off the western coast of Africa and tropical storms or tropical cyclones near the Cape Verde Islands, usually in August or September.

A typical hurricane of this nature will form as a tropical depression just south of the Cape Verde islands. They normally reach hurricane strength in the mid-Atlantic, but sometimes will strengthen closer to Cape Verde or the Caribbean.

Once it begins approaching North America, a Cape Verde hurricane has several general tracks.

   # It can continue to the west, and if it is far enough south, it will cross the Lesser Antilles into the Caribbean Sea. From there it will often continue westward into Nicaragua, Honduras, or Belize.

   #  If the storm is further north, it can travel up the Greater Antilles and into the U.S. Gulf Coast. In

1998, Hurricane Georges took a track of this nature. Slightly further north, and the through the Bahamas and into Florida in the manner of 1992's Hurricane Andrew.

   #  A more northerly storm will begin to have its track affected by the high pressure that generally occurs over the eastern Atlantic in late summer. As these storms pass north of the Antilles, their tracks begin to curve to the north. Often this results in the storms making landfall in North or South Carolina. Hurricane Hugo was a typical example. If the storm's track is affected  significantly, it will often curve back out to sea, where it becomes extra tropical over cooler water. An example of such was Hurricane Edouard in 1996. Occasionally storms following this track can accelerate to the north and strike New England. The New England Hurricane of 1938 and Hurricane Gloria in 1985 were two such cases.

   #  Sometimes, the subtropical ridge is farther west than usual such that the storm re curves quickly and is driven around the east side of the ridge in the central Atlantic, generally missing land completely. An example of such was Hurricane Danielle in 2004.

Note: That while these tracks are typical, hurricanes that develop off Cape Verde are not bound to follow them and often do not.  

Answer 2

the origin of the hurricane is the warm water off of the western coast of African and in the Mid Atlantic Ocean the reason Montana will never have to worry about any hurricane is because Montana does not have access to any coastal waters and hurricanes normally start to die down once they hit land and hardly ever make it farther than 50-60 miles inland, I have also seen cases where california has experienced a hurricane... but the main reason the  tropic island get them is because they are surrounded by water and the water currents usually cause the hurricane to drift towards the gulf of mexico witch would ake it more likely for the states on the coast of the gulf to have greater chances for hurricanes... I hope this helps...

Answer 3

The hurricane season starts on June 1 of every year and ends on Nov 30 of every year.

Hurricanes are the most awesome, violent storms on Earth. They form near the equator over warm ocean waters. Actually, the term “hurricane” is used only for the large storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean.  

The generic, scientific term for these storms, wherever they occur, is tropical cyclone. Other names they are given, depending on where in the world they are born, are typhoons, cyclones, severe tropical cyclones, or severe cyclonic storms. Whatever they are called, the same forces and conditions are at work in forming these giant storms, which all can cause damage or devastation when they hit land where people live.

Tropical cyclones are like engines that require warm, moist air as fuel. So the first ingredient needed for a tropical cyclone is warm ocean water. That is why tropical cyclones form only in tropical regions where the ocean is at least 80° F for at least the top 50 meters (about 165 feet) below the surface.

The second ingredient for a tropical cyclone is wind. In the case of hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean, the wind blowing westward across the Atlantic from Africa provides the necessary ingredient. As the wind passes over the ocean’s surface, water evaporates (turns into water vapor) and rises. As it rises, the water vapor cools, and condenses back into large water droplets, forming large cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds are just the beginning.

Answer 4

i think, a storm gets to be a hurricane by moving over worm water, may be calif. don't have wore enough water huh,