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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Temperatures in excess of 82 degrees Fahrenheit are considered ideal conditions for tropical storm or hurricane development.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
At least 50 tropical storms or hurricane remnants have either affected or moved over California and Arizona, including storms that fell apart offshore and remnants of storms that moved north after making landfall somewhere to the south along the Baja California Peninsula.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The phenomenon, caused by an uncharacteristically low number of tropical storms and hurricanes coupled with unseasonally light offshore winds, allowed sediment to settle closer to the ocean floor and the water to exhibit its true vibrant turquoise color.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Stronger El Niños often produce storm-killing conditions in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic, resulting in fewer tropical storms and hurricanes there.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
At least 50 tropical storms or hurricane remnants have either affected or moved over California and Arizona, including storms that fell apart offshore and remnants of storms that moved north after making landfall somewhere to the south along the Baja California Peninsula.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The phenomenon, caused by an uncharacteristically low number of tropical storms and hurricanes coupled with unseasonally light offshore winds, allowed sediment to settle closer to the ocean floor and the water to exhibit its true vibrant turquoise color.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Stronger El Niños often produce storm-killing conditions in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic, resulting in fewer tropical storms and hurricanes there.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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