H is for...

...Hurricane. just stating the obvious lol...
...Howling winds. the strength of these winds determines how tropical systems are classified in varying degrees. a tropical wave is a kink or bend in the normally straight flow of surface air in the tropics which forms a low pressure trough & is monitored as it can develop into a tropical cyclone. the next step up is a tropical disturbance which is often the earliest stages of a tropical cyclone or hurricane with an organized area of thunderstorms that forms in the tropics & persists for more than 24 hours, but winds remain below 30 mph. a tropical system with maximum sustained winds near the surface of less than 39 mph is known as a tropical depression and is listed only with a number, not a name. when winds of 39 to 74 mph are sustained, the system is upgraded to tropical storm status & it is usaully given a name when it reaches this intensity. when winds reach 75 mph, the system officially becomes a hurricane. hurricanes are classified by category number based on wind speed. category one: 75 to 95 mph. category 2: 96 to 110 mph. category 3: 113 to 130 mph. catergory 4: 131 to 155 mph. category 5: winds greater than 155 mph.
...Haven't we had enough of this yet? why yes, yes we have.
...Heat. tropical storm systems need warm water to keep them going. i've said this before. well, the water temperatures are exceptionally warm this year.

Atlantic Ocean Surface Temperature Map
...Hurricane Hunter Aircraft: they go out on reconnaissance flights directly into tropical systems to gather information to help meteorologists form possible storm tracks & predictions of storm strength & to monitor a storm's development. locally, these planes are coming from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill Airforce Base, Tampa.
...Heavy rain. up to 5 inches per hour.
...Hundreds of millions of dollars in damages caused by these natural disasters.
...Humbled: how i felt last year after seeing what these forces of nature are capable of.
...High pressure systems which block hurricanes & steer the storms around them. this is why the strength & placement of the Bermuda High is so critical for FL--it will either protect us or conversely direct the hurricanes into paths right over us (like last year).
...Hurricane season: June 1 through November 30
...Tropical Storm Harvey

...Hahahahahahahahaha!! HARVEY?!
...Hallelujah for storms that stay away from the United States