storm track

American  

noun

1. the path followed by the center of a cyclonic storm.

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Etymology

Origin of storm track

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Forecasters said the storm track has been difficult to predict, with models on Monday showing it moving more to the south, which could decrease snowfall forecasts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 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

“It just happens to be that the storm track has been such that it has not favored the Northeast so far and, in a sense, we’re running out of time,” Mr. Oravec said.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2023

La Niña can nudge the storm track more toward Northern California, and it now favors atmospheric-river landfalls on this part of the coast.

From Scientific American • Jan. 11, 2023

The northern part of the storm track passed over a portion of his property.

From A Full Description of the Great Tornado in Chester County, Pa. by Darlington, Richard