| A | B |
| Storm Surge | water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of winds swirling around the storm |
| High Winds | intensity of a land falling hurricane expressed in terms of categories |
| Tornadoes | most likely to occur in the right front quadrant of the hurricane as well as embedded in rain bands |
| Inland Flooding | a major threat to communities hundreds of miles from the coast the result of the hurricane |
| Galveston | deadliest weather disaster in United States history; responsible for $8000 deaths |
| Camille | 1969 storm; hit Louisiana and Virginia; Category 5 |
| Andrew | third most intense hurricane of record to hit the U.S. |
| Donna | Category 4 Hurricane hit Florida and Eastern U.S.; 1960; |