How Hurricanes Work Cards

Twelve double-sided How Hurricanes Work cards for ages 7+, from a warm sea and a starter wave to the eye, storm surge, Hurricane Hunters and landfall, with public-domain photos from NASA, NOAA, the US National Weather Service and the US Navy, or REALLYBYTE drawings, on the front, checked facts on the back, a storm story sequencing game and a quiz game.

What’s inside:

- How to print and play (storm story game and hurricane quiz)

- 12 double-sided cards: Warm sea, A starter, Rising air, The spin, Getting stronger, Landfall, The eye, The eyewall, Rainbands, Storm surge, Hurricane Hunters, Eyes in space

- Storm story mat: put six steps in order

- Answer key

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 9 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink. Cards: print double-sided, flipping on the long edge, on thin card.

Every fact is checked against National Hurricane Center, NOAA, NASA, Met Office and World Meteorological Organization web pages (checked 31 Oct 2026) and the sources are listed on each pack’s credits page. Facts that can change, such as season averages, are printed with that date. Photos and the storm-track map are public-domain images from NASA, NOAA, the US National Weather Service and the US Navy (the map was made by Nilfanion on a NASA background), via Wikimedia Commons; drawings, puzzles and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work. Not endorsed by NOAA, NASA, the Met Office or the WMO. This is an educational resource, not official emergency guidance: always follow your local weather service’s warnings and evacuation orders.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind hurricanes.storms.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.