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Hurricane Celia (other)
The name Celia has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and for eight in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It has also been used for one extratropical European windstorm. In the Atlantic: *Tropical Storm Celia (1962), did not affect land *Hurricane Celia (1966), struck the Bahamas *Hurricane Celia (1970), Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in western Pinar del Río Province, Cuba and at Corpus Christi, Texas; caused 28 deaths and $930 million (1970 USD) in damage The name was retired in the Atlantic basin following the 1970 season. In the Eastern Pacific: *Hurricane Celia (1980), remained well offshore of Mexico *Hurricane Celia (1986), remained well offshore of Mexico *Hurricane Celia (1992), Category 4 storm that stayed well at sea *Tropical Storm Celia (1998), stayed well off the coast of Mexico *Hurricane Celia (2004), stayed out to sea *Hurricane Celia (2010), Category 5 hurricane that remained offshore Mexico *Hurricane Celia (2016), churned in the open oc ... [...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] |
