extratropical cyclone
noun
ex·tra·trop·i·cal cyclone
ˌek-strə-ˌträ-pi-kəl- 
: a cyclone in the middle or high latitudes often containing a cold front that extends toward the equator for hundreds of miles
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The pressure can drop quite dramatically over a few days or even just a few hours, leading to the birth of a low-pressure system – what meteorologists call an extratropical cyclone.
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Chris Nowotarski, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
While Leach said the impacts of the climate crisis on extratropical cyclones remain uncertain, some studies suggest the most severe storms may be getting stronger with climate change.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on Oct. 7, bringing high surf to the U.S. East Coast and severe impacts to Europe.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
One sudden wave of lushness followed an extratropical cyclone in the northwestern Sahara on September 7 and 8, which brought a downpour of rain to regions that hardly receive any, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of plant life popping up all over the Sahara Desert after an extratropical cyclone drenched a large swath of northwestern Africa on Sept. 7 and Sept. 8.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
Debby is forecast to weaken over the next day or so, becoming a tropical depression by as early as Thursday afternoon before merging with a front on Friday and being downgraded to a extratropical cyclone.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
The rain came courtesy of a slew of storms this month, including a powerful storm on March 21 that caused widespread damage as well as an extratropical cyclone on March 28.
—Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2023
This type of storm that spans hundreds of miles in the middle latitudes of the planet is referred to as an extratropical cyclone.
—Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
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Chris Nowotarski, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
While Leach said the impacts of the climate crisis on extratropical cyclones remain uncertain, some studies suggest the most severe storms may be getting stronger with climate change.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on Oct. 7, bringing high surf to the U.S. East Coast and severe impacts to Europe.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
One sudden wave of lushness followed an extratropical cyclone in the northwestern Sahara on September 7 and 8, which brought a downpour of rain to regions that hardly receive any, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of plant life popping up all over the Sahara Desert after an extratropical cyclone drenched a large swath of northwestern Africa on Sept. 7 and Sept. 8.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
Debby is forecast to weaken over the next day or so, becoming a tropical depression by as early as Thursday afternoon before merging with a front on Friday and being downgraded to a extratropical cyclone.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
The rain came courtesy of a slew of storms this month, including a powerful storm on March 21 that caused widespread damage as well as an extratropical cyclone on March 28.
—Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2023
This type of storm that spans hundreds of miles in the middle latitudes of the planet is referred to as an extratropical cyclone.
—Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
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