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A '''South American hurricane''' is a ] that affects the continent of South America or its countries. The continent is rarely affected by tropical cyclones, though most storms to hit the area are formed in the North Atlantic Ocean.</onlyinclude> Typically, strong upper level winds and its proximity to the equator prevents North Atlantic impacts.<ref name="asktom">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Ask Tom Why |publisher=WGN9 Chicago |access-date=2006-07-20 |url=http://wgntv.trb.com/news/weather/weblog/wgnweather/archives/000098.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427143006/http://wgntv.trb.com/news/weather/weblog/wgnweather/archives/000098.html |archive-date=2006-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> No tropical cyclone has ever affected the Pacific side of South America. Although conditions are typically too hostile for many storms to hit the area from the South Atlantic Ocean, there have been a few tropical cyclones to affect land. Based on climatology, northern ] and ] have a 1 to 5% chance of a hurricane strike in any given year, while all locations south of 10° N have less than a 1% chance of a direct hit.<ref name="sciencepolicy">{{cite web|author=Pielke, Rubiera, Landsea, Fernández, and Klein|year=2003|title=Hurricane Vulnerability in Latin America & The Caribbean|publisher=National Hazards Review|access-date=2006-07-20|url=http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/resource-1769-2003.21.pdf}}</ref> A total of 44 tropical cyclones have affected the continent since 1588. |
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A '''South American hurricane''' is a ] that affects the continent of South America or its countries. The continent is rarely affected by tropical cyclones, though most storms to hit the area are formed in the North Atlantic Ocean.</onlyinclude> Typically, strong upper level winds and its proximity to the equator prevents North Atlantic impacts.<ref name="asktom">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Ask Tom Why |publisher=WGN9 Chicago |access-date=2006-07-20 |url=http://wgntv.trb.com/news/weather/weblog/wgnweather/archives/000098.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427143006/http://wgntv.trb.com/news/weather/weblog/wgnweather/archives/000098.html |archive-date=2006-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> No tropical cyclone has ever affected the Pacific side of South America. Although conditions are typically too hostile for many storms to hit the area from the South Atlantic Ocean, there have been a few tropical cyclones to affect land. Based on climatology, northern ] and ] have a 1 to 5% chance of a hurricane strike in any given year, while all locations south of 10° N have less than a 1% chance of a direct hit.<ref name="sciencepolicy">{{cite web|author=Pielke, Rubiera, Landsea, Fernández, and Klein|year=2003|title=Hurricane Vulnerability in Latin America & The Caribbean|publisher=National Hazards Review|access-date=2006-07-20|url=http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/resource-1769-2003.21.pdf}}</ref> A total of 44 tropical cyclones have affected the continent since 1588. |
