What is a flood for kids?

A flood is a rise of water with no place to go. Floods come in all depths, from just a couple inches to many feet. Floods occur all over the world. Causes of floods include hurricanes, broken levees or dams, rapidly thawing snow, ice jams, and heavy slow moving rain or repeated rains.

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What is stronger than a tornado?

Tornadoes are ranked on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, while hurricanes are ranked on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Beyond about 120 miles per hour, winds are powerful enough to significantly damage or destroy structures. Then, what is the strongest tornado ever recorded? Tri-State Tornado The deadliest tornado recorded in U.S. history was the Tri-State Tornado, which struck Missouri, Illinois and Indiana in 1925.

Also, can two hurricanes combine?

A low number of hurricane interactions result in the two storms merging. And even when storms do merge, the effects are rarely additive. What is worse than a tsunami? Storm surge is cause by hurricanes and happens far more often than tsunamis. Storm surge is cause by on shore winds pushing water on to the coastline on the left side of the hurricane as it spins counter clockwise.

Has the US ever had a tsunami?

Large tsunamis have occurred in the United States and will undoubtedly occur again. Significant earthquakes around the Pacific rim have generated tsunamis that struck Hawaii, Alaska, and the U.S. west coast. The most noteworthy tsunami resulted from the 1929 magnitude 7.3 Grand Banks earthquake near Newfoundland. Has LA ever had a tsunami? The most significant remote tsunami to hit southern California was in 1960, when an 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile generated a tsunami resulting in 4-foot waves at Santa Monica and Port Hueneme, and caused major damage to the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors.