Below is a list of typical job descriptions for our retail locations. The UPS Store associates are employees or independent contractors of the independently owned and operated The UPS Store franchisees and are not employees or independent contractors of The UPS Store. Inc., or UPS. Center Manager.
The sustained and powerful winds of a hurricane will cause salty ocean water to pile up and surge onshore. These âstorm surgesâ can be huge. Hurricane Ireneâs surges brought water levels that were as much as 8 feet above normal high tide and Katrina pushed a 30 foot high surge onto the coast.
The eye is the calmest part of a hurricane. Surrounding the eye is the eye wall, which is the most violent part of a hurricane. The eye wall is almost a complete ring of thunderstorms and contains the strongest winds in the hurricane. Because the hurricane is spinning there is a perceived outward force. This centrifugal force prevents the winds from entering the center of the hurricane. The winds blow as close to the center of the storm as they can and form the eye wall. The winds also help create the storm surge. A high pressure near the top of the hurricane which began as it was forming causes the air in the eye to sink. This is why the weather is nice in the eye. In contrast, the surface pressure near the eye is very low.