Many People understand there are different levels of Hurricanes. Not all Hurricanes with names are made equal. Category V Hurricanes do 500 times more damage than Category I Hurricanes. For a Tropical Storm to reach Hurricane Status it must have winds of 74 miles per hour or more. Such smaller Hurricanes do bring storm surges of waves, which will be 4-5 feet higher than normal.

We have witnessed Hurricane Dennis the Menace go from a Tropical Storm to a Category IV Hurricane and then slam into Cuba. Dennis is a mass murderer having killed 32 people so far. After Dennis hit Cuba it was knocked down to a Category II Hurricane, but quickly moved to a Category three within six hours and reorganized and grew. Now as we await Hurricane Dennis