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 public can be lulled into thinking impacts of a hurricane or tropical storm are along dots, lines, and cones seen on maps.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the NHC issued an update about the tropical wave, saying chances of a tropical storm forming within the next seven days had risen to 40 percent.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s also a tropical storm circulating, as if the gangsters flew in from the tropics.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Florida, surrounded by water, has seen the centers of 324 hurricanes and tropical storms pass within 50 miles since 1950.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the NHC issued an update about the tropical wave, saying chances of a tropical storm forming within the next seven days had risen to 40 percent.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s also a tropical storm circulating, as if the gangsters flew in from the tropics.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Florida, surrounded by water, has seen the centers of 324 hurricanes and tropical storms pass within 50 miles since 1950.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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