tropical cyclone
nounDefinition of tropical cyclone
: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically
: hurricane
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Hurricane forecasters say that would be unusual for a tropical cyclone in Dorian’s position at this time of year, which history suggests more typically move up the East Coast or turn out to sea. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland weather: Hurricane season is heating up, and is making for rough surf in Ocean City," 28 Aug. 2019 Nearly 90% of deaths from tropical cyclones are water-related and half of those happen because of people driving through floodwaters. — CBS News, ""Life-threatening" flooding threatens Louisiana as Barry moves inland — live updates," 14 July 2019 The World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations agency based in Geneva, Switzerland, is responsible for naming hurricanes and all tropical cyclones. — Elizabeth Lawrence, USA TODAY, "What's in a name? Here's how naming hurricanes works," 10 July 2019 The National Hurricane Center's forecast for an unnamed potential tropical cyclone as of 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, July 10. — Time, "New Orleans Is Flooding — and There's a Potential Hurricane This Weekend," 10 July 2019 Other places, like Australia and India, just call them tropical cyclones. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, "Hurricanes: How These Destructive Storms Form, and Why They Get So Strong," 26 June 2019 Storm surges and flooding are the two most dangerous aspects of hurricanes, accounting for three-quarters of deaths from Atlantic tropical cyclones, according to a 2014 study. — Christina Nunez, National Geographic, "Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons, explained," 12 June 2019 The low pressure trough originally was forecast to have as high as a 60 percent chance to become a tropical cyclone when it was observed earlier this week, the hurricane center said. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Tropical system near Texas coast may bring flooding but won’t develop, hurricane center says," 5 June 2019 If more than 21 named tropical cyclones occur in a season, storms will begin taking names from the Greek alphabet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Think: Hurricane Alpha, Beta, Gamma). — Christina Maxouris, CNN, "Here's how storms and hurricanes get their memorable names," 13 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tropical cyclone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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