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  2. Effects of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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    The exports and imports are halted in sea ports due to the cyclone. Some people lose their jobs as well. A mature tropical cyclone can release heat at a rate upwards of 6×10 14 watts. [1] Tropical cyclones on the open sea cause large waves, heavy rain, and high winds, disrupting international shipping and, at times, causing shipwrecks. [2]

  3. Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia

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    Extratropical cyclones can also be dangerous when their low-pressure centers cause powerful winds and high seas. [120] A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical cyclone and some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone. They can form in a wide band of latitudes, from the equator to 50°.

  4. Christmas 1994 nor'easter - Wikipedia

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    The original low passed along the south shore of Long Island, and made landfall near New York City on December 24. [4] Subsequently, it moved over southeastern New York State . [ 5 ] On December 25, the system began to rapidly weaken as it moved towards Nova Scotia , before the pair of low pressure systems moved out to sea in tandem in the ...

  5. Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    Upper cyclones and the upper troughs that trail tropical cyclones can cause additional outflow channels and aid in their intensification. Developing tropical disturbances can help create or deepen upper troughs or upper lows in their wake due to the outflow jet emanating from the developing tropical disturbance/cyclone.

  6. Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.

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    It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. When the 1992 hurricane season ended, the name Andrew was ...

  7. List of the wettest tropical cyclones in the United States

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    Tropical cyclones moving up the East Coast bring rainfall to New York frequently. During Hurricane Connie , over 13 inches (330 mm) fell in isolated spots, which was the most rainfall recorded with a tropical cyclone or its remains across the state.

  8. Why doesn’t Washington get hit by hurricanes? We asked a ...

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    That’s not to say tropical storms can’t form in the northeast Pacific every now and then. In 1975, a nameless hurricane formed from the remnants of Hurricane Ilsa northeast of Hawaii.

  9. Effects of Hurricane Irene in New York - Wikipedia

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    One man drowned at a marina in City Island in the Bronx, New York City while checking on his boat during the storm, [24] [25] while just north of New York City, one person was killed when an inflatable boat capsized on the Croton River. [24] Two baseball games between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were postponed due to the effects of the ...