Articles tagged “tropical storms”
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8 articles with this tag
What Is Storm Surge? Surge vs Storm Tide, and Why Category Doesn't Predict It
Storm surge explained: how surge, storm tide, and inundation differ, what decides how high the water gets, why a Category 2 can flood worse than a Category 4, and which NHC products to act on.
Spaghetti Models Explained: What Those Tangled Hurricane Lines Actually Mean
Spaghetti models are a tangle of individual forecast tracks, not a forecast. Here is what each line is, what the labels like AVNO and EMX stand for, and how to read the spread instead of the scariest strand.
What Is an Invest in Weather? What 90L, 91L, and 92L Actually Mean
An Invest is a data-collection label, not a forecast. Here is what the National Hurricane Center means by Invest 90L, how the numbering and basin codes work, and how an Invest becomes a named storm.
Typhoon vs Hurricane vs Cyclone: Same Storm, Three Names
A typhoon and a hurricane are the same kind of storm with the same 74 mph threshold. What changes is the ocean basin, the agency, and how the wind is measured. Here is the full naming map.
What Is Rapid Intensification? Why Hurricanes Strengthen Overnight
What rapid intensification means, the four ingredients that let a hurricane's winds jump 35+ mph in 24 hours, why it's so hard to forecast, and how to prepare when it's in the forecast.
The Hurricane Cone of Uncertainty, Explained (And What It Doesn't Tell You)
What the hurricane cone of uncertainty really means, why impacts reach far outside it, how the two-thirds rule sizes it, and how to read spaghetti models without panicking.
Hurricane Preparedness Week: A 7-Day Plan to Get Ready
A complete guide to NOAA's Hurricane Preparedness Week themes, with day-by-day actions to determine your risk, build a kit, harden your home, and finalize a written hurricane plan.
Hurricane Categories Explained: Understanding the Saffir-Simpson Scale
Learn what hurricane categories 1-5 mean, how the Saffir-Simpson wind scale works, and what to expect from each hurricane category.
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