Floyd Hurricane Hur-ri-cane (n) 1. A tropical cyclone usually involving heavy rains And winds exceeding 74 mph. (119 kph.) What is a hurricane? Encarta defines it as a tropical cyclone with winds up to 74 mph (119 kph.) To many people it means destruction. Hurricane Floyd caused tremendous destruction to America as well as set it back a few million. Stay with me as we track the storm. Tropical Storm Floyd forms in Atlantic Washington September 8, 1999 - The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported Tropical Storm Floyd, the sixth named storm of the season, formed about 800 miles east of the Leeward Islan