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Learn about the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes.
A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a warm-cored, non-frontal synoptic-scale low-pressure system over tropical or subtropical waters around the world. [4] [5] The systems generally have a well-defined center which is surrounded by deep atmospheric convection and a closed wind circulation at the surface. [4]
Typhoon Rita (Kading; 1978) – similarly powerful late-season typhoon which also devastated the Philippines; Typhoon Tip (Warling, 1979) – strongest tropical cyclone based on pressure in recorded history; Hurricane Allen (1980) – strongest Atlantic hurricane based on sustained wind speeds; Hurricane Gilbert (1988) - second most intense ...
The American Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitors the basin, and issues warnings on significant tropical cyclones on behalf of the United States, [17] also assigning them TC numbers as in all other basins above (albeit in an unofficial manner for this and subsequent basins; cyclones originating in the Arabian Sea are assigned suffix "A ...
In the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, words matter. And using the right ones at the right time can be the difference between alerting of a far-out rotating storm system to a nearer full-blown ...
Tropical cyclone warnings and watches are alerts issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm or hurricane intensity. They are notices to the local population and civil authorities to make appropriate preparation for the cyclone, including evacuation ...
Yes, a hurricane is the same as a typhoon, which is also the same as a cyclone. A “hurricane” occurs over the North Atlantic or over the central or eastern North Pacific oceans—in places ...
A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph). [1] This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin , [ 2 ] accounting for almost one third of the world's tropical cyclones.