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Hurricane Emily (other)
The name Emily has been used for fourteen tropical cyclones worldwide, seven in the Atlantic Ocean, five in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and two in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Atlantic: *Hurricane Emily (1981) – crossed Bermuda *Hurricane Emily (1987) – caused considerable damage to Saint Vincent, Dominican Republic, and Bermuda *Hurricane Emily (1993) – came near Hatteras Island, North Carolina *Tropical Storm Emily (1999) – no threat to land, absorbed by Hurricane Cindy *Hurricane Emily (2005) – Category 5 hurricane, caused damage in Grenada, Quintana Roo, and Tamaulipas *Tropical Storm Emily (2011) – caused minor damage throughout the Caribbean *Tropical Storm Emily (2017) – made landfall in Tampa, Florida In the Eastern Pacific: *Hurricane Emily (1963) *Hurricane Emily (1965) *Tropical Storm Emily (1969) *Hurricane Emily (1973) *Tropical Storm Emily (1977) In the Southern Hemisphere: * Tropical Depression Emily (1962) – short-lived storm, no threat to land * C ... [...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] |
