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Cyclone Jacob (1996)
The name Jacob was used to name four tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Western Pacific and three in the Australian Region. In the Western Pacific Ocean: * Tropical Storm Jacob (1999), Tropical Depression Jacob (1999) (03W, Karing) – a system that was considered by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as a tropical depression, despite being analyzed by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) as a tropical storm. In the Australian Region: * Cyclone Jacob (1985) – a Category 3 cyclone that paralleled the coast of Western Australia. * Cyclone Jacob (1996) – the Kimberley and Pilbara coastal areas received heavy rains as the cyclone passed offshore. * Cyclone Jacob (2007) – made landfall east of Port Hedland, Western Australia. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob Pacific typhoon set index articles Australian region cyclone set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is called a hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is the same thing which occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, comparable storms are referred to as "tropical cyclones". In modern times, on average around 80 to 90 named tropical cyclones form each year around the world, over half of which develop hurricane-force winds of or more. Tropical cyclones tropical cyclogenesis, typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy through the evaporation of water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
