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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AccuWeather projected 14 to 18 tropical storms and seven to 10 hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific for 2025, while official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts called for 12 to 18 storms, with five to 10 becoming hurricanes and two to five reaching major hurricane status.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
During the 2024 hurricane season, the GFS had the least error when forecasting the intensity of tropical cyclones – tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes – of any other global forecast models in its class: the ECMWF, the CMC and the UKM.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
There are 26 letters in the alphabet but only 21 are set aside each year for potential tropical storm and hurricane names in areas tracked by the National Hurricane Center.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
For now, however, forecasters aren’t expecting any tropical storms to develop in the Atlantic within the coming week.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
During the 2024 hurricane season, the GFS had the least error when forecasting the intensity of tropical cyclones – tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes – of any other global forecast models in its class: the ECMWF, the CMC and the UKM.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
There are 26 letters in the alphabet but only 21 are set aside each year for potential tropical storm and hurricane names in areas tracked by the National Hurricane Center.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
For now, however, forecasters aren’t expecting any tropical storms to develop in the Atlantic within the coming week.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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