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An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old-fashioned sea-captains. It is also used in the construction of the upper decks of steamboats, but generally speaking, the hurricane's usefulness has outlasted it.
A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.
A hurricane is a severe storm. To be called a hurricane, a storm must have wind speeds of at least 75 miles (120 km) an hour. People who live around the Pacific Ocean call hurricanes "typhoons." People who live on the Indian Ocean call them "cyclones." Hurricane winds whirl around in a huge circle and can reach speeds of over 200 miles (320 km) per hour. The largest hurricanes have measured 1,000 miles (1,600 km) across. Hurricanes form over oceans near the equator, where the air is very moist. The center of a hurricane is a narrow column of air that spins very slowly. This is the "eye" of the hurricane.
A name given to the tropical cyclone of the West Indian region. Also applied to force 12 in the Beaufort scale, whatever its cause.
An atmospheric vortex storm of tropical origin that is intermediate in size between a tornado and a mid-latitude cyclone. A tropical storm is classified as a hurricane when its sustained winds reach or exceed 74 mph.
An organized cyclone in the tropics with maximum sustained winds greater than 74 mph. Also called a Typhoon in the Eastern Pacific.
1. A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea, and usually involving heavy rains. 2. A wind with a speed greater than 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale. See cyclone and typhoon.
Tropical cyclone, formed in the atmosphere over warm ocean areas, in which wind speeds reach 74 miles per hour or more and blow in a large spiral around a relatively calm center or "eye." Hurricane circulation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
A severe tropical cyclone with wind speeds in excess of 64 knots. The name "hurricane" is normally applied to such storms in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Similar storms are called typhoons in other parts of the world.
A dangerous tropical cyclone with winds speeds of 74 mph, or higher. Also known as a typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean.
(abbrev. HURCN) A tropical cyclone with surface winds in excess of 32 m/s (64 knots or 74 mph) in the Western Hemisphere. There are various regional names for these storms.
A tropical storm with wind velocity in excess of 75 miles per hour.
A tropical cyclone usually covering a large area and accompanied by heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
(also known as Typhoon, Tropical Cyclones, Willy-Willies) Tropical storms with wind speeds of 64 knots (117 km/h) up to 240 knots (414 km/h) that can be thousands of square kilometers in size. Such systems usually have a lifespan of several days. In the North Atlantic, the hurricane season is from May to November, but the majority of storms occur in August, September and October. A hurricane warnng is issued if winds are expected to exceed 64 knots (117 km/h).
Severe tropical storms that bring very strong winds and heavy rain. Hurricanes can whip up waves to dangerous heights too.
A violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour, often accompanied by torrential rains.
(1) A wind of "Force 12" (e.g. maximum) on the Beaufort Scale of wind force. Rarely experienced except in tropical revolving storms or tornadoes. Velocity of 75+ m.p.h. (2) The name given in the West Indies to tropical revolving storms. (3) the famous Hawker single-seat fighter in use in many theatres of the Second World War.
A tropical cyclone with wind speeds of over 119km (74 miles) per hour, and a life span of about 1-30 days. 'Hurricane' is usually only used to describe storms over the North Atlantic Ocean. Over the Pacific Ocean it is called a 'typhoon', and around Australia a 'willy willy'.
tropical storm with wind speeds of greater than 74 miles per hour. Heavy rains and storm surges above normal tide levels are produced. Hurricanes evolve from tropical depressions and tropical storms. While this type of storm is not unique to the Atlantic Ocean, the term "hurricane" is applied to such storms in that region. For other regionally specific terms see typhoon and cyclone.
a tropical cyclone that occurs in the northern hemisphere with sustained winds of at least 74 mph (64 kt) or greater
A cyclonic storm, usually of tropic origin, covering an extensive area, and containing winds in excess of 75 miles per hour.
Beaufort force 12. Sustained wind speed greater than 63 knots. The air is filled with foam and spray; sea completely white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected. Back to the top
A tropical cyclone with winds over 74 mph.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
a big storm with lots of wind and heavy rain
a Caribbean Indian word for "evil spirit and big wind"
a category of tropical cyclone characterized by thunderstorms and defined surface wind circulation
a category of tropical cyclone, the general term for all circulating weather systems (counterclockwise is the Northern Hemisphere) over tropical waters
a cyclone in the Atlantic Basin and North Pacific east of the dateline
a cyclone that occurs in the North Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific
a cyclonic storm system which forms over the oceans
a dangerous storm
a fierce rotating storm with an intense centre of low pressure
a generic name given to a wind system that forms in a spiral shape
a huge tropical storm that packs heavy rain and strong winds which rotate around a center of low pressure
a large-scale, low-pressure weather system
a low-pressure area which goes through a period of building up force over equatorial ocean areas
a low pressure, large scale weather system which derives its energy from the latent heat of condensation of water vapor over warm tropical seas
a machine that pulls heat out of the ocean
a major tropical storm gone bonkers with a lot of rain
a name for a strong tropical cyclone
an efficient mechanism for extracting energy from the ocean surface layer and distributing it through the troposphere
an immense circulating storm, an intense case of a class of weather systems called tropical cyclones
an intense rotating storm system that forms over tropical waters
an intense storm that can be deadly and destructive
an ocean based storm
a powerful cyclone (low-pressure area containing rising warm air) that forms over tropical oceans
a powerful, rotating storm that forms over warm oceans near the Equator and the rest are in other areas
a powerful, spiraling storm that begins over a
a powerful storm that measures several hundred miles in diameter
a powerful, swirling storm that begins over a warm sea
a revolving storm
a self-organising system powered by the steady stream of energy coming in from the sun, which drives the winds and draws rainwater from the oceans
a severe tropical cyclone that originates in the Atlantic Ocean and travels north
a severe tropical storm consisting of high winds and storm surges that form in the warm, humid ocean climates of the southern Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico
a severe tropical storm, that forms in
a storm in which a vast system of clouds, heavy rains, and winds circle around a calm center
a strong storm with high winds and rain
a strong wind that dumps enormous amounts of water on you, could wash you away in a flood, puts out your power and makes you hot and sweaty
a three-dimensional, dynamic weather system with continually changing direction and wind speeds
a tropical drink made with two kinds of rum, orange juice, and lime juice
a tropical weather system with heavy rain, thunder, lightning and very strong winds
a type of cyclone, a low-pressure system that generally forms in the tropics, and is accompanied by thunderstorms
a type of Ocean are called "cyclones"
a type of storm
a type of tropical
a typhoon, just on the other side of the world
a unique storm that those of us in Floida know only too well
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