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 After reading, studying, and discussing Chapter 11, you should be able to:
- List some of the most destructive and deadliest hurricanes that have struck the United States.
- Discuss the formation and decay of hurricanes.
- Describe the difference between a tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane.
- Summarize the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.
- List and describe the three classes of hurricane damage.
- Describe how satellites, aircraft, radar, and data buoys are used to detect and track hurricanes.
- Explain the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning.
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