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Track map of all North Atlantic tropical cyclones affecting South America from 1850 to 2005 [needs update] A South American hurricane is a tropical cyclone that affects the continent of South America or its countries. The continent is rarely affected by tropical cyclones, though most storms to hit the area are formed in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The second system was a possible hybrid cyclone that developed near south-eastern Brazil between 15 and 16 March. [7] Hurricane Catarina was the third system, while the fourth system formed off the coast of Brazil on 15 May 2004. [7] MODIS visible satellite image of a possible February 2006 tropical storm
During strong storms that hit the South Region of Brazil on June 30, 2020, cities registered winds of more than 120 km/h in several points of Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná. This phenomenon is known as bomb cyclone , because in this region a sharp drop in atmospheric pressure was recorded over a period of 24 hours, causing ...
Brazil (Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo) and Uruguay Part of the 2021–22 South Atlantic hurricane season Subtropical Storm Yakecan was a subtropical cyclone [ 2 ] that during its path, passed through the southern region of Brazil , specifically in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay .
Hurricane Catarina, or Cyclone Catarina (Portuguese pronunciation: [kataˈɾinɐ]) was an extraordinarily rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone that became the only hurricane-strength storm on record in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Tropical cyclones are named for historical reasons and so as to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one tropical cyclone can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. They are usually assigned to tropical cyclones with one-, three-, or ten-minute windspeeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph).
The strongest cyclone on record in the Bay of Bengal was a super cyclonic storm in 1999, which made landfall on Paradeep, Odisha, in October 1999, with winds of 260 km/h (160 mph). [94] The cyclone killed 9,887 people across Odisha, with 1.6 million houses damaged or destroyed. [96] Damage was estimated at US$1.5 billion. [97]