when was the mentioned project launched?
1955.
National Hurricane Research Project
The National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP) was initiated in 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in response to the devastating 1954 hurricane season, which saw Hurricane 
when was the last time a hurricane hit tampa bay area 1921. what kind of storm is it? A tropical storm. which area did it hit? Cuba and Florida. what damage did it cause? About $10 million in damage. what was its speed? Winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). was this measured on any instrument? Yes, the Saffir–Simpson scale. who developed this scale? Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson. is it divided into any category? Yes, 5 categories. what is the first one? Category 1 storms usually cause no significant structural damage to most well-constructed permanent structures. and the fifth one? This category of storms cause complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings, and some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. is there anything beyond the fifth one? Yes, there is a proposition of introducing Category 6. who was the former developer that you have mentioned above? He was an American civil engineer. and the latter person? He was an American meteorologist, hurricane specialist, first director of the National Hurricane Research Project and a former director of the National Hurricane Center. where is this center located? First based in Jamaica in 1898 and Cuba in 1899 before shifting to Washington, D.C. in 1902. and who organized it? The United States Weather Bureau.
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National Hurricane Research Project [SEP] Introduction
The National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP) was initiated in 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in response to the devastating 1954 hurricane season, which saw Hurricane Carol, Hurricane Edna, and Hurricane Hazel bring destruction and flooding to New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. Robert Simpson, a Weather Bureau meteorologist who had participated in Air Force hurricane reconnaissance flights as an observer, was appointed as the first director of NHRP and organized the Research Operations Base at Morrison Air Force Base (now Palm Beach International Airport) in West Palm Beach, FL in 1956. During the first three years of the Project, scientists used three specially instrumented Air Force Hurricane Hunters aircraft with crews on bailment from the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.