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Tropical Storm Bill (2003))
The name Bill has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. * Hurricane Bill (1997), threatened Bermuda, but passed the island without incident * Tropical Storm Bill (2003), made landfall west of New Orleans killing four and causing $50 million in damages * Hurricane Bill (2009), a large Category 4 hurricane that passed Bermuda and grazed Nova Scotia before striking Newfoundland as a tropical storm * Tropical Storm Bill (2015), made landfall in southeastern Texas causing minimal damage * Tropical Storm Bill (2021), short lived tropical storm which remained in the open ocean The name Bill has also been used for three tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. * Typhoon Bill (1981) (T8119, 19W), formed east-southeast of Marcus Island; did not make landfall * Typhoon Bill (1984) (T8425, 28W, Welpring), looped southeastward while just east of Luzon, and looped again to the southwest * Tropical Storm Bill (1988) The 1988 Pacific typhoon season had no officia ... [...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] |
