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Cyclone Nicholas (1985)
The name Nicholas has been used for five tropical cyclones worldwide, twice in the Atlantic Ocean and three times in the Australian region. Atlantic Ocean: * Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003), long-lived and erratic tropical storm * Hurricane Nicholas Hurricane Nicholas was a slow and erratic Category 1 hurricane that made landfall in the U.S. state of Texas in mid-September 2021. The fourteenth named storm, and sixth hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Nicholas originated from a ... (2021), Category 1 hurricane that made landfall near Sargent, Texas, bringing heavy rainfall and storm surge to parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Australian Region: * Cyclone Nicholas (1985), severe tropical cyclone that did not threaten land * Cyclone Nicholas (1996), made landfall west of Derby, Australia * Cyclone Nicholas (2008), made landfall north of Carnarvon, Australia {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholas Atlantic hurricane 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 characterized by a low-pressure center, 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 referred to by different names, including 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, and a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, South Pacific, or (rarely) South Atlantic, comparable storms are referred to simply as "tropical cyclones", and such storms in the Indian Ocean can also be called "severe cyclonic storms". "Tropical" refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively over tropical seas. "Cyclone" refers to their winds moving in a circle, whirling round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
