Hurricane Math Model

Probability, Spring 2018

In early fall 2017, as I was watching the second of three major hurricanes of the record breaking season make landfall in the Atlantic, I got an idea for a math model. I was curious about what areas in the Atlantic were impacted the most by tropical cyclones, and what areas were affected by each category the most. Continue reading about this math model.

The National Hurricane Center's explanation of hurricane categories, which are based on wind speed of the storm.