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.
A hurricane beings over warm ocean water as a low-pressure area, or tropical disturbance. A hurricane draws its energy from the warm, humid air at the ocean's surface. As this air rises and forms clouds, more air is drawn into the system. As with storms systems, winds spiral inward toward the area of low-pressure. Inside the storm are bands of very high winds and heavy rains. Why are hurricanes dangerous? The Result is a storm surge, a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where hurricanes lands. Storm Surges can cause great damage, washing away beaches, destroying buildings along the coast, and eroding the coastlines.