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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The agency has created messages in at least four languages to help spread the word about how to prepare for hurricanes and tropical storms.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 May 2026
In July 2023, daredevil physicists outfitted a high-altitude NASA plane with gamma-ray detectors and flew it straight over the core of some of the most ferocious storms on the planet — tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
From the Deep South to the Southeast, keep an eye out for tropical storms—the Almanac anticipates a June arrival.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 May 2026
In July 2023, daredevil physicists outfitted a high-altitude NASA plane with gamma-ray detectors and flew it straight over the core of some of the most ferocious storms on the planet — tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
From the Deep South to the Southeast, keep an eye out for tropical storms—the Almanac anticipates a June arrival.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
Wildfires in Florida are feeding off of vegetation made tinder-dry by a double-whammy of depleted rainfall from La Niña this past winter and a lack of rainfall from tropical storms last fall.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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