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An '''Odoneru hurricane''' or '''tropical storm''' is a tropical cyclone that forms in the Sea of Odoneru, usually between the months of June and November. A hurricane differs from a cyclone or typhoon only on the basis of location. A hurricane is a storm that occurs in the Sea of Odoneru, a typhoon occurs in the Aquilonem Ocean, and a cyclone occurs in the Levantine Ocean.

 

Tropical cyclones can be categorized by intensity. ''Tropical storms'' have one-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 39 mph (34k nots, 17m/s, 63km/h), while ''hurricanes'' have one-minute maximum sustained winds exceeding 74 mph (64 knots, 33 m/s, 119 km/h). Most Odoneru tropical storms and hurricanes form between June 1 and November 30. The Burgundian Burgundian Maritime Navigation Administration monitors the basin and issues reports, watches, and warnings about tropical weather systems for the North Odoneru Basin as one of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers for tropical cyclones, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization.

Approximately 83% of tropical cyclones that become Odoneru Hurricanes form where the Hadley Cell meets the Intertropical Convergence Zone in an area known as the Lower Kilikas Triangle between New Ardmore, Crotona and Urlazio. The term references the fact that a majority of those hurricanes will end up ripping through the Kilikas Storm Belt.

Odoneru tropical cyclones are steered by the surrounding flow throughout the depth of the troposphere (the atmosphere from the surface to about eight miles (12 km) high). In the tropical latitudes, tropical storms and hurricanes generally move westward with a slight tendency toward the north, under the influence of the ''subtropical ridge'', a high pressure system that usually extends east-west across the subtropics. The storms pick up momentum and energy in the warm North Equatorial Current along Urlazio and Cartadania before gaining hurricane strength in the mouth of the Landder Straights. Depending on the pressure system along the Landder Straights the storm with either continue into the Cronan Sea, or more likely the tropical cyclone may turn poleward along the Cronan coast and then ''recurve'', or curve back toward the northeast into the main belt of the Westerlies and into the Kilikas Storm Belt. Once in the Kilikas Sea the Polar winds cold air pushes the warm weather system down into Burgundie and northern Kuhlfros. The hurricanes normally stay within the Burgundian Caldera twisting until they run out of energy or until they are swept by following high pressure systems into the Levantine Ocean.

Odoneru Hurricanes are monitored by two regional command centers, Hurricane Regional Command North (HRCN) in Martilles, Burgundie and Hurricane Regional Command South (HRCS), in PLACE, Pauldustllah. Previous to the creation of the modern iteration of these commands in 1973, each nation tracked hurricanes on their own, to varying success. Burgundie, Faneria, and Kuhlfros through the Levantine Union created a joint monitoring mechanism in the 1940s but the methods and technologies were insufficient to be very effective. Pauldustllah and Kiravia operated independent of any other nation but both had agreements at various times to sell the Levantine Union any hurricane related information. The processes for information transfer were untimely, often miscommunicated, and sometimes counter to the foreign policy of the nations involved and in 1972 the Odoneru basin nations (that matter at least), developed the northern and southern joint command program. Implemented in 1973 the system is estimated to save the participating nations hundreds of civilian lives and $billions in recovery spending each year.

Hurricane Regional Command South (HRCS), is the coordinating center for Pauldustllahstani and Kiravian hurricane response and acts as an early warning center for the HRCN. Hurricane Regional Command North (HRCN), pronounced ‘’hurricane’’, is the coordinating center for Kuhlfrosi, Fanerian, and Burgundian hurricane response. While both centers track tropical cycles throughout their lifecycle, HRCS is statutorily responsible for reporting potential and active tropical depressions south of the Tropic of Cancer, and HRCN for anything north of that latitude. After the 1994 hurricane season the watch centers of both commands were more closely aligned as the devastation was partially attributed to a poor communication between commands.

While hurricane response is the purview of the individual nation’s responsibility, the Levantine Union nations take a combined approach to this type of large scale response and recovery operation. Personnel, resources, and expertise are often transferred between Burgundie, Faneria, and Kuhlfros to support the most directly impacted jurisdictions. This approach has led to the three nations developing a small but elite cadre of hurricane response and recovery cadre who have been selected from a large candidacy pool from all three nations. This team, Hurricane Fast Action Support Team (HurriFAST) is divided into 4 sections: Alpha, Bravo, Delta, and Echo. Charlie no longer exists as its name was retired when a large number of Charlie section was killed during the 1994 hurricane season response. Each team is equally capable and self-sustaining. They can be deployed independently or in concert to support local response and/or recovery efforts. These teams can be supplemented with reservists who are not actively part of the HurriFAST program but have completed the training, as well as private emergency response contractors like Beacon Business Continuity and Incident Management and Perfect Storm Emergency Response Corps.

Deadliest and most destructive, southern and eastern Kirav, northern Faneria, northern Kuhlfros and Burgundie impacted.