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List Of Storms Named Agatha
The name Agatha has been used for eleven tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and for one in the South Pacific. In the Eastern Pacific: * Tropical Storm Agatha (1967) – stayed well away from land * Hurricane Agatha (1971) – Category 2 hurricane, made landfall in the state of Michoacán, causing moderate damage * Hurricane Agatha (1975) – Category 1 hurricane, moved northwest off the Mexican coast * Hurricane Agatha (1980) – Category 3 hurricane, stayed well out to sea * Hurricane Agatha (1986) – Category 1 hurricane, moved eastward parallel to the Mexican coastline * Tropical Storm Agatha (1992) – approached but did not reach the Mexican coast * Tropical Storm Agatha (1998) – stayed well clear of land * Tropical Storm Agatha (2004) – stayed off the Mexican coast; did not affect land * Tropical Storm Agatha (2010) – made landfall on the coast of Guatemala, bringing widespread floods to much of Central America, killing 317 and cau ... [...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] |
