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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As of Friday, Hurricane Kiko remains a major hurricane located approximately 1,200 miles east-southeast of Hawaii and is forecast to approach the islands as a tropical storm early next week, officials said.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Most scenarios keep anything that develops at tropical storm strength or weaker during its travels toward the Caribbean, said Michael Lowry, a hurricane specialist with WPLG 10 News in South Florida.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, one new study published in NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science does predict that over the next decade the number of Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms could double compared to the 1970s, while storm incidence in the eastern Pacific could increase by a third.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Hurricanes and tropical storms can affect Arizona's weather during the monsoon, as winds carry moisture up from the Gulf of California.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Most scenarios keep anything that develops at tropical storm strength or weaker during its travels toward the Caribbean, said Michael Lowry, a hurricane specialist with WPLG 10 News in South Florida.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, one new study published in NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science does predict that over the next decade the number of Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms could double compared to the 1970s, while storm incidence in the eastern Pacific could increase by a third.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Hurricanes and tropical storms can affect Arizona's weather during the monsoon, as winds carry moisture up from the Gulf of California.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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