Hurricane season is in full swing and violent temper of nature continues to threaten Americans. Recently we reported about tropical storm beryl, which is now very close to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The regional authorities have announced an emergency situationand local people stocked up on food and emergency supplies. Meanwhile, near the coast of the United States tropical cyclone Chris received the status of «storm» and, according to forecasts from the National hurricane center (NHC), will cause a lot of trouble to the Americans.
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Hurricane season is in full swing and violent temper of nature continues to threaten Americans. Photo: NHC
The latter-day storm is only 245 km from the coast of North Carolina and in the next few days will be almost stationary. Now the wind speed it reaches 18 m/s. But soon the power of Chris will rise, and experts admit that it transformirovalsya in a hurricane 1 category.
According to them, the cyclone will move in a northeast direction and will not affect the coast directly. Despite this, the violence of nature threatens Americans by large waves, heavy rains with thunderstorms and the so-called bounce-over. The latter phenomenon has taken the lives of more than 10 people in 2018.
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The staff of the NHC note: storm Chris formed in the month before the projected date. On as it moves in the direction of Canada, several coastal States are exposed to the weather. Including new York, Massachusetts, new Jersey, Delaware, Maine and new Hampshire. The population of these regions is in the coming days to avoid swimming in the ocean and be prepared for sudden rain.
Storm Chris threatens Americans in big waves, heavy rains with thunderstorms and the so-called bounce-over. Photo: NHC
Hurricane season starts June 1 and ends November 30. It is believed that if the cyclone reaches a wind speed of 17.5 m / s, it automatically goes into the category of «the storm» and gets its own name. If the wind force increases and reaches 33 m / s, atmospheric phenomenon becomes a hurricane.
