Sentences with phrase «of named tropical storms»

Graphic showing that we've been in an active period of tropical cyclone activity since 1995, where the average number of named tropical storms has jumped significantly to 15.2 per year.

Not exact matches

As of now, NOAA is predicting 14 to 23 named storms — the most tropical cyclones ever anticipated by the U.S. government agency in its several decades of forecasts.

The 2016 NOAA forecast calls for a total of 10 to 16 named storms, including both tropical storms and hurricanes.

The 11 to 16 named storms include those that reach tropical storm status or higher, defined as a storm with wind speeds of 39 mph or higher.

Two named storms are churning in the basin with a tropical depression developing just west of Cape Verde.

The modeling techniques already have been tested in a replication of the very active 2005 hurricane season, which included Hurricanes Katrina and Rita among a record 31 tropical depressions, 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes and seven major hurricanes.

These tropical storms go by other names in the various parts of the world: India / Australia - cyclones; western North Pacific - typhoons; and the Philippines - baguio.

Large tropical storms, sometimes referred to collectively as tropical cyclones, have different names in different parts of the world.

350 want to use the names of prominent climate sceptics, rather than an list of names in alphabetical sequence, to refer to tropical storms and hurricanes.

These multi-decadal fluctuations in hurricane activity result nearly entirely from differences in the number of hurricanes and major hurricanes forming from tropical storms first named in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.

They predict that 15 named tropical storms will form in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico this year, of which 8 will become hurricanes.

The ACE index (see Box 3.5), is essentially a wind energy index, defined as the sum of the squares of the estimated six - hour maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named systems while they are at least tropical storm strength.

Named Storms = Tropical Storms, Hurricanes and Subtropical Storms Hurricanes = Saffir - Simpson Hurricane Scale 1 to 5 Major Hurricanes = Saffir - Simpson Hurricane Scale 3, 4, or 5 «ACE» = Accumulated Cyclone Energy - An index that combines the numbers of systems, how long they existed and how intense they became.

This means if the tropical storm or hurricane is so substantial that it's been given a name by the National Hurricane Center of the National Weather Service, then it is excluded from your coverage.

Among other common exclusions are named tropical storms, sports injuries from adventure sports, death or illness of a pet, luggage delayed for less than 24 hours, etc..

Hurricane Dorian had been getting tracked for days prior to being named a tropical storm, so even though it was not named until later that day, there was already knowledge of the storm.

On August 17, 2017, Hurricane Harvey became a named tropical storm, and the storm developed into the fourth hurricane of the 2017 season.

On August 13, 2017, Hurricane Gert became a named tropical storm, and the storm developed into the second hurricane of the 2017 season.

On Monday, June 1st, Tropical Storm Blanca became the second named storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane SeStorm Blanca became the second named storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Sestorm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season.

On August 30, 2017, Hurricane Irma became a named tropical storm, and the storm developed into the fourth hurricane of the 2017 season.

Updated: 5/29/2015 On Thursday, May 28th, Tropical Storm Andres became the first named storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane SeStorm Andres became the first named storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Sestorm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season.

Posted: 06/02/2015 On Monday, June 1st, Tropical Storm Blanca became the second named storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane SeStorm Blanca became the second named storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Sestorm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season.

Posted: 06/16/2015 On Tuesday, June 16th, Tropical Storm Bill became a named storm in western Gulf of MeStorm Bill became a named storm in western Gulf of Mestorm in western Gulf of Mexico.

Trip cancellation and trip interruption benefits are not payable if a natural hazard (such as a brushfire, tropical storm, or hurricane) is named on or becomes foreseen before the effective date and time of the policy.

The 3rd named storm of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Cindy, has formed in the central Atlantic Ostorm of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Cindy, has formed in the central Atlantic OStorm Cindy, has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean.