Hurricane prep: Are you smarter than a storm tracker? Take our quiz

Hurricane Irene is one of the biggest hurricanes to hit the US East Coast in years. But how much do you know about these powerful storms?

2. Which factor determines a Hurricane's "category" on the widely used Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale?

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Storm surge

Diameter of storm

Wind speed

Volume of precipitation

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