Tracking A Hurricane Geography Worksheet Template
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Tracking a Hurricane
Before Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Andrew was known as one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit the
United States. On August 24, 1992, Andrew moved toward the South Florida Coast. Its maximum wind speed
was 218 kilometers per hour. The hurricane was classified as a Category 4. Andrew weakened somewhat as it
moved over Florida and continued into the Gulf of Mexico, where it made final landfall west of New Orleans on
August 26. The total damage from Hurricane Andrew exceeded $25 BILLION.
Directions
1. Use the Data Tables and a red pencil to record the starting path of the hurricane on the
hurricane tracking chart (on back). Place a RED DOT on each position listed in the table. You
may need to estimate. Connect the dots with a smooth curve. (Each dot on the chart
represents the location of the hurricane’s eye.)
Date
Time
Latitude
Longitude
Wind Speed
Storm Status/
( ° North)
( ° West)
Hurricane Category
8.17.92
Noon
12.3
42.0
56 kph (35 mph)
Tropical storm
8.18.92
6:00 p.m.
15.4
51.8
73 kph (45 mph)
Tropical storm
8.20.92
6:00 a.m.
20.7
60.0
65 kph (40 mph)
Tropical storm
8.22.92
Noon
25.8
68.3
113 kph (70 mph)
Category 1 (hurricane)
8.23.92
Midnight
25.6
71.1
145 kph (90 mph)
Category 2
8.23.92
Noon
25.4
74.2
194 kph (120 mph)
Category 4
8.23.92
6:00 p.m.
25.4
75.8
218 kph (135 mph)
Category 4
2. Now that you have charted part of Andrew’s path, use a green pencil to predict the path
you think the hurricane will take next (draw a green dotted line).
-Pretend you are working for the National Hurricane Center. Based on your prediction (green line)
which cities would you evacuate? What day would you request the evacuation?
3. Use a red pencil to record the remainder of the hurricane’s path on the chart.
Date
Time
Latitude
Longitude
Wind Speed
Storm Status/
( ° North)
( ° West)
Hurricane Category
8.24.92
Noon
25.6
81.2
177 kph (110 mph)
Category 3
8.25.92
Midnight
26.2
85.0
185 kph (115 mph)
Category 4
8.25.92
Noon
27.2
88.2
185 kph (115 mph)
Category 4
8.26.92
Midnight
28.5
90.5
194 kph (120 mph)
Category 4
8.26.92
Noon
30.1
91.7
129 kph (80 mph)
Category 1
8.26.92
6:00 p.m.
30.9
91.6
80 kph (50 mph)
Tropical storm
Answer the questions in complete sentences and avoid using vague words like “it” or “they”.
1. Where did Tropical Storm Andrew start? Why do you think it started there?
2. At what point (longitude and latitude) did the tropical storm become a hurricane?
3. Watch the Hurricane Formation Video. What do you think caused Hurricane Andrew to
move along this path?
4. Where did Hurricane Andrew lose its energy and turn back into a tropical storm? Why do
you think it happened in that location?
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