tropical storm

noun

Meteorology.

1. a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.

tropical storm

1. A tropical cyclone having sustained surface winds between 39 and 73 mi (63 and 118 km) per hour.

2. See Note at cyclone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropical storm¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The winds from the storm were “just reaching tropical storm strength on the Outer Banks,” around 11 p.m.,

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Last month, a similar pattern that pulled moisture north from Tropical Storm Mario triggered dangerous mudslides in the San Bernardino County mountains and flooding in the Inland Empire that killed one child.

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Still, a tropical storm watch remained in effect for Baja California Sur, where effects from the storm were expected to begin Wednesday.

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Though it will contain remnants of the tropical storm, it will be a separate weather system.

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More than a dozen people were killed after tropical storm Bualoi and typhoon Ragasa hit the Philippines earlier last month.

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Related Words

• tropical cyclone