Floyd Hurricane Hur-ri-cane (n) 1. A tropical cyclone usually involving heavy rains And winds exceeding 74 mph. (119 kph.) From carib [huracan] What is a hurricane? Encarta defines it as a tropical cyclone with winds up to 74 mph (119 kph.) To many people it means destruction. Hurricane Floyd caused tremendous destruction to America as well as set it back a few million. Stay with me as we track the storm. Tropical Storm Floyd forms in Atlantic Washington September 8, 1999 - …showed first 75 words of 1100 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1100 total…This trapped heat makes the water warmer up north, so naturally hurricanes will become a real problem to big cities such as New York. I’m not sure how that relates to Hurricane Floyd but I just thought this would be the essay to mention it in. Sites: www.nhc.com/disasters/hurricane/floyd.htm Copy right 1999 www.infospace.org.floyd/hurricane.htm Copy right 1999 Springfield News Leader September 15 1999 Weather Channel Cable 3 September 16 1999 Encarta Encyclopedia 1999