Weather Phenomena
A hurricane is a type of storm, otherwise called a typhoon or tropical cyclone.
On the Beaufort scale, hurricane is the name assigned to the highest wind-speed category.
Sports teams
The National Hockey League franchise in North Carolina is the Carolina Hurricanes.
Athletic teams from the University of Miami are known as the Hurricanes, or simply 'Canes.
The Super 14 rugby union franchise from Wellington, New Zealand is known as 'the Hurricanes'.
Airplanes
The Hawker Hurricane was a propeller-driven fighter aircraft used by the RAF.
Places
Hurricane is the name of several places in the United States:
Hurricane, Utah
Hurricane, West Virginia
Hurricane, Alabama
Events
Operation Hurricane was the name given by the British to their first nuclear test, in 1952.
The Hurricane Festival is a German rock music festival.
Literature
The Hurricane is a novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, about a Pacific Ocean hurricane.
People
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is a former boxer whose conviction for murder was overturned.
The Hurricane is the stage name of a professional wrestler,
Gregory Helms.
Films
The Hurricane (1937), directed by John Ford starring Dorothy Lamour, is based on the novel by Nordhoff and Hall.
Hurricane (1979) is also based on the novel.
The Hurricane (1999) is about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
Music
Hurricane is the name of a Bob Dylan song about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
Hurricane is also the name of a song by Something Corporate
Hurricane is also the name of a song by Ani Difranco
Like A Hurricane is the name of a song by Neil Young
Hurricane #1 were a band consisting of Andy Bell, Alex Lowe, Will Pepper and Gareth Farmer.
Food & Drink
Hurricane (drink) is an alcoholic drink that was originated in New Orleans, Louisiana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_ ... guation%29
Interesting to see how the word "hurricane" and its meaning have become so popular in different aspects of life over time.
Hurricane (disambiguation) - From Wikipedia
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Re: Hurricane (disambiguation) - From Wikipedia
HURAKAN wrote:Airplanes
The Hawker Hurricane was a propeller-driven fighter aircraft used by the RAF.
Here is the only remaining flying Hurricane when it flew over Reading early this year.


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Re: Hurricane (disambiguation) - From Wikipedia
HURAKAN wrote:Food & Drink
Hurricane (drink) is an alcoholic drink that was originated in New Orleans, Louisiana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_ ... guation%29
Scary coincidence

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Re: Hurricane (disambiguation) - From Wikipedia
Tampa Bay Hurricane wrote:HURAKAN wrote:Food & Drink
Hurricane (drink) is an alcoholic drink that was originated in New Orleans, Louisiana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_ ... guation%29
Scary coincidence
True, didn't think of that.

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Re: Hurricane (disambiguation) - From Wikipedia
HURAKAN wrote:Tampa Bay Hurricane wrote:HURAKAN wrote:Food & Drink
Hurricane (drink) is an alcoholic drink that was originated in New Orleans, Louisiana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_ ... guation%29
Scary coincidence
True, didn't think of that.
Well... it makes better since for a drink called the "Hurricane" to be originated in New Orleans than some place like Sioux Falls...
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