storm track
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of storm track
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Scientists say the Southern Ocean storm track has gradually shifted closer to Antarctica over time, and this larger shift is now influencing the island's weather.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
“It’s still a few days away, so we’ll have to hash out the storm track — where the precipitation falls, and how long the cold air can stay,” he said Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
The impacts of that could include an enhanced southern storm track, which may effect Southern California as well as the Gulf region and the Southwest U.S.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
All sorts of chaos is happening in the atmosphere, but sometimes it stays in a certain configuration for a while—so the storm track is stuck.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 11, 2023
In Earth and Sun it has been shown that the main storm track in both the northern and southern hemispheres is not concentric with the geographical poles.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth
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