District 15 a Unit of the United States Power Squadrons©

Sail and Power Boating

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Answers to these questions are at the end of the test.

1. Based on a NOAA study of hurricane seasons from 1944 to 1996, by what date does the first named system "normally" form?

        June 21
        Aug. 26
        July 11
        Aug. 2
        June 6

2. Tropical Storm Allison formed over the Gulf of Mexico in June 2001 and went on to cause more than $5 billion in damage and was linked to 50 deaths in six states. Where did it first make landfall?

        Florida
        Mexico
        Texas
        Louisiana

3. Audrey, one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, hit southwest Louisiana on June 27, 1957, killing nearly 400 people. How strong was Audrey?

        Category 3
        Category 2
        Category 4
        Category 5

4. Does an active June and July mean the rest of the season will be busy too?

        Yes
        It depends on how strong the storms are
        No

5. Hurricane Alma was responsible for more than 70 deaths in Hounduras on June 5 of what year?

        1955
        1966
        1996
        1975

6. Hurricane Agnes, which originated as a weak tropical disturbance over the Yucatan Peninsula on June 14, 1972, later wreaked havoc in the Northeast United States with ....

        Power outages
        Flooding
        High winds
        Rough seas

7. Another early storm that caused heavy rainfall was Alberto in 1994. It never became a hurricane but was notorious for tremendous flooding it caused in which states?

        North and South Carolina
        Texas and Louisiana
        New Jersey and Maryland
        Georgia, Florida and Alabama

8. Where should you NOT leave your boat?

        In a small protected body of water
        In a well-protected marina or dock
        Near a Floodgate
        In an inland garage or storage building

9. What was the most costly hurricane on record to hit the United States, causing 17-foot storm surge, 23 deaths and over $26 billion in damage?

        Hugo (1989)
        Floyd (1999)
        Opal (1995)
        Andrew (1992)
        Camille (1969)

10. In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew caused $26 billion in damage along a path through the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana, How strong were its winds when Andrew made landfall in southern Florida?

        145 mph
        160 mph
        105 mph
        125 mph

ANSWERS

1. July 11

2 Texas

3. Category 4

4. No

5. 1966

6. Flooding

7. Georgia, Florida and Alabama

8. Near a floodgate

9. Andrew (1992)

10. 145 mph