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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Alberto made landfall as a tropical storm Thursday near the Mexican port of Tampico, causing floods and at least four deaths.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The storm is large, with winds of tropical storm force extending out 460 miles.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 20 June 2024
The system was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression on Thursday morning.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 June 2024
Protocol:The World Meteorological Organization maintains and updates the names of Atlantic tropical storms.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The storm is large, with winds of tropical storm force extending out 460 miles.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 20 June 2024
The system was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression on Thursday morning.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 June 2024
Protocol:The World Meteorological Organization maintains and updates the names of Atlantic tropical storms.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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