A localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
‘All sorts of weather systems can have an impact, dependent on the location, such as mid-latitude cyclones, subtropical anticyclones, monsoon systems, and tropical cyclones.’
‘In the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans, hurricanes and tropical storms form and strike during a specific time of year, not year-round.’
‘There has been an observed and recorded link between the sea surface temperature and the frequency and intensity of tropical storms, typhoons and hurricanes.’
‘In northern Australia, most of the big floods occur in summer or early autumn in association with tropical cyclones or intense monsoonal depressions.’
‘These winds along with upper atmospheric winds blowing in the same direction steer tropical cyclones, including Atlantic hurricanes, toward the west when they are in the tropics.’
‘It is the super-cells within the tropical cyclones, such as hurricanes or typhoons that produce very heavy downpours as these storms start to move inland.’
‘Severe tropical cyclones correspond to the hurricanes or typhoons of other parts of the world.’
‘But, hurricanes, or even tropical storms, churn up the ocean and their waves travel a long way before dying out.’
‘In many places, including the southern USA, hurricanes or tropical storms sometimes end droughts.’
‘During the late monsoon season, tropical cyclones sweep in from the Bay of Bengal, often with disastrous consequences.’
‘There was a great deal of press about these storms, as 3 major hurricanes and 5 tropical storms made landfall in the US.’
‘Slow-moving hurricanes and tropical storms can dump tremendous amounts of rain over several days, unleashing deadly floods.’
‘Our climate models also suggest that tropical cyclones might become a little stronger, more heatwaves, fewer frosts, and possibly more of these coastal storm surges that tend to occur with low pressure systems like tropical cyclones.’
‘List of names of tropical storms and hurricanes are recycled, with each list of names being used again after six years.’
‘Sometimes decaying tropical cyclones or the monsoon trough move well south into the central regions, bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms.’
‘Hurricanes and tropical storms may increase in intensity, causing more damage to property and people.’
‘Wetlands help protect coastal areas from storm surges and flooding brought by tropical storms and hurricanes.’
‘The powerful winds that accompany tropical cyclones and east coast lows can and do generate huge waves.’
‘Although the weather system was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it passed over land it brought more than a foot of rain to some areas.’
‘The report did, however, explicitly mention that there was no evidence that global warming would increase the frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms.’
tempest, squall
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