Hurricane

A hurricane is also called a tropical cyclone. A tropical cyclone is a meteorological term for a storm system characterized by a low pressure system center and thunderstorms that produces strong wind and flooding rain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone). A tropical cyclone feeds on the heat released when moist air rises and the water vapor it contains condenses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone). While tropical cyclones can produce extremely powerful winds and torrential rain, they are also able to produce high waves and damaging storm surge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone). They develop over large bodies of warm water, and lose their strength if they move over land (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone).