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Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is called a hurricane (/ ˈ h ʌr ɪ k ən,-k eɪ n /), typhoon (/ t aɪ ˈ f uː n /), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean.
A Category 4 hurricane has winds of 113 to 136 kn (130 to 157 mph; 209 to 252 km/h), while a Category 5 hurricane has winds of at least 137 kn (158 mph; 254 km/h). [1] [3] A post tropical cyclone is a system that has weakened, into a remnant low or has dissipated and formal advisories are usually discontinued at this stage. [1]
The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) is a scale that classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds.
Once a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane, it earns a category designation on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: 1 through 5. Knowing about each category can help predict what ...
A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). ... Beryl strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm.
"There is the potential for a tropical storm that forms in this area to strengthen into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico," Senior Director of AccuWeather Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin said ...
Radar image of Hurricane Alice (1954–55), the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record to span two calendar years at hurricane strength. Climatologically speaking, approximately 97 percent of tropical cyclones that form in the North Atlantic develop between June 1 and November 30 – dates which delimit the modern-day Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic; Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones; Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate; Helene's flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is ...