Contents 1 Weather 2 Military 3 Places 4 Sports teams 5 People 6 Literature 7 Film and television 8 Music 9 Food and drink 10 Transportation 11 Other 12 See also

Originally derived from the word huracán from the Caribbean Taino Amerindian language (and first adopted into Spanish), hurricane most commonly denotes a tropical cyclone. The term is most often used for cyclones occurring in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.

Hurricane may also refer to:

Weather

• A hurricane force wind is any wind of the strongest level on the Beaufort scale 74mph or greater.

Military

• Hawker Hurricane, a British World War II fighter aircraft
• HMS Hurricane, a destroyer of the UK Royal Navy
• Operation Hurricane, the name given by the British to their first nuclear test

Places

• Hurricane, Utah
• Hurricane, West Virginia
• Hurricane Deck, Missouri

Sports teams

• Carolina Hurricanes, an NHL ice hockey team based in North Carolina
• Miami Hurricanes, athletic teams of the University of Miami
• Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise), Super 14 rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane, varsity sports teams of the University of Tulsa

People

• Hurricane, the nickname of snooker player Alex Higgins
• "Hurricane" Carter, nickname of Rubin Carter, an African American boxer
• The Hurricane, a past stage name of professional wrestler Gregory Helms

Literature

• The Hurricane (novel), by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
• Hurricane (comics), a Marvel Comics super-villain

Film and television

• The Hurricane (1937 film), by John Ford
• The Hurricane (1979 film), a 1979 film by Jan Troell starring Mia Farrow
• The Hurricane (1999 film), starring Denzel Washington
• Hurricanes (TV series), about a fictional soccer team
• "Hurricane!" (Nova), episode of the PBS TV series Nova

Music

• Hurricane (The Hudson Taylors album), a 2002 album by The Hudson Taylors
• Hurricane (Eric Benét album), a 2005 album by Eric Benét
• Hurricane (Grace Jones album), a 2008 album by Grace Jones
• Hurricane (band), a US metal band.
• DJ Hurricane, a US rapper & DJ
• Hurricane G, a US rapper
• "Hurricane" (Athlete song), a 2007 single by British band Athlete
• Hurricanes, an Australian band featuring Terry Britten
• The Hurricanes, a band from Edinburgh, Scotland
• "Hurricane" (song), a 1975 song by Bob Dylan
• "Hurricane", a song from Natalie Imbruglia's 2001 album White Lilies Island
• "Hurricane", a song by Australian band Faker (band)
• "Hurricane", a song by German singer Peter Griffin (singer)
• "Hurricane", a song by Eurodance group Cascada
• "Hurricane", a song by The Hush Sound
• Rock You Like a Hurricane, a song by The Scorpions
• "Hurricane" (hip hop song), a song by The Roots, Common and Mos Def
• "Hurricane", a song from the album ...And the Circus Leaves Town, by Kyuss
• "Hurricane (The Formal Weather Pattern)", a song from the album Audioboxer, by Something Corporate
• Hurricane Festival, a German rock music festival
• Hurricane No. 1 (usually Hurricane #1), a UK pop group
• "Hurricane Streets", a song by Hey Monday

Food and drink

• Hurricane (cocktail), an alcoholic drink
• Hurricane High Gravity Lager, a malt liquor produced by Anheuser-Busch
• Hurricane popcorn, a snack food consisting of popcorn and arare (food) (mochi crunch), originating from Hawaii

Transportation

• Honda CBR600F, originally named the Honda Hurricane
• Hurricane (hovercraft), built by Windcraft M&M Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Hurricane, project name for the Ford Motor Company's Ford Boss engine
• Jeep Hurricane, a 2005 concept vehicle
• Hurricane, a powerful British steam locomotive which hauled members of the British Royal Family during a 1950s visit to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
• Hurricane, the motorcycle used by Kamen Rider V3 (character)

Other

• Hurricane (pipe), a smoking pipe
• Hurricane: Category 5, a demolished roller coaster at the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion

See also

• Hurriganes, a 1970s Finnish rock band

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