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Hurricane Diana (other)
The name Diana was used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, four in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and two European windstorms. In the Atlantic: *Hurricane Diana (1984) – Category 4 hurricane, struck North Carolina *Hurricane Diana (1990) – Category 2 hurricane, struck Yucatán and Veracruz, Mexico ''Diana'' was retired from the Atlantic list following 1990, and was replaced with ''Dolly'' in the 1996 season. In the Eastern Pacific: *Hurricane Diana (1960)– Category 1 hurricane, brushed southern Baja California Peninsula *Tropical Storm Diana (1968)– remained over the open ocean *Hurricane Diana (1972) – Category 2 hurricane, dissipated near the Hawaiian Islands *Hurricane Diana (1976)– Category 2 hurricane, never threatened land ''Diana'' has not been used in the Eastern Pacific since the four-year lists were replaced following the 1997 season. Southwest Pacific: * 1977–78 South Pacific cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Diana, Cyclo ... [...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] |
