tropical storm
noun
: a tropical cyclone with strong winds of over 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour but less than hurricane intensity
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Though unlikely, tropical storms and hurricanes are possible in the Corn Islands during the Atlantic hurricane season from June through November.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
In the El Paso forecast region, winds are blowing between 35 and 45 miles per hour, with gusts up to 70 mph, which is tropical storm strength.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Other improvements allowed the NHC to offer advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclones — storms that are not officially tropical cyclones, but still dangerous, with tropical storm or hurricane conditions.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
That August, the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning in southern California, the first on record, which ran from the Mexico–United States border to north of Los Angeles.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
In the El Paso forecast region, winds are blowing between 35 and 45 miles per hour, with gusts up to 70 mph, which is tropical storm strength.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Other improvements allowed the NHC to offer advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclones — storms that are not officially tropical cyclones, but still dangerous, with tropical storm or hurricane conditions.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
That August, the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning in southern California, the first on record, which ran from the Mexico–United States border to north of Los Angeles.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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