Testing The Strength Of A Hurricane At UMD Wind Tunnel

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hurricane season is upon us and it’s expected to be an active one.
To understand mother nature’s force, Tracey Leong went to the University of Maryland to experience it first hand and talk to the experts.
To better understand the wind strength of a hurricane, WJZ was invited to step inside their wind tunnel. The machine is powered by B29 bomber blades.
As we enter hurricane season, the goal of the simulation is to give people an idea just how powerful wind can