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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This dry and dusty air can choke out developing tropical storms.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Tropical cyclones—the blanket term for hurricanes, tropical storms and typhoons—can form outside of this window, and even in the most active years, hurricane season is never a constant stream of storms.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm activity.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Caribbean Hurricane Belt The warm waters of the Caribbean are fertile ground for tropical storms that spin east to west across the Atlantic, making a large swath of the region susceptible to hurricanes during the summer months.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Tropical cyclones—the blanket term for hurricanes, tropical storms and typhoons—can form outside of this window, and even in the most active years, hurricane season is never a constant stream of storms.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm activity.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Caribbean Hurricane Belt The warm waters of the Caribbean are fertile ground for tropical storms that spin east to west across the Atlantic, making a large swath of the region susceptible to hurricanes during the summer months.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tropical storm
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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