Why do hurricanes only come to the coast and not in the middle of the U.S.?
GLOBIO Traveling Teacher says:
Hi Hope,
That's a good question. Hurricanes need warm water for energy to keep spinning. They can only be create and survive when over the water. When a hurricane hits land it starts to lose speed and slows down until it is just strong wind and rain. If winds do spin fast over the land they create a different shape and usually don't have lots of rain - we call that a Tornado.
Thanks for the great question,
GLOBIO Traveling Teacher
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