tropical disturbance
Americannoun
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean that could develop into Tropical Storm Elsa.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021
If a tropical disturbance nears shore, forecasters also could post advisories or warnings before it develops into a tropical depression or named storm.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2017
This time the culprit was a comparatively weak and unnamed tropical disturbance that Louisianans initially greeted as a mere inconvenience, the Southern equivalent of a New England snow day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 18, 2016
Other oil and gas producers said early Wednesday they were monitoring the progress of the tropical disturbance over Hispaniola, which computer models forecast will cross the Florida peninsula before possibly entering the Gulf by Saturday.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2010
The boys agreed that there did seem to be every indication of an approaching tropical disturbance of some kind.
From The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic by Goldfrap, John Henry
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