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Typhoon Falcon (other)
The name Falcon has been used for five Tropical cyclone, tropical cyclones in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific Ocean. This local name is derived from a bird of a Falcon, same name. * Tropical Depression Falcon (2003) – a tropical depression that was only recognized by PAGASA. * Typhoon Nari (2007) (T0711, 12W, Falcon) – struck South Korea. * Tropical Storm Meari (2011), Severe Tropical Storm Meari (2011) (T1105, 07W, Falcon) – approached Korea. * Typhoon Chan-hom (2015) (T1509, 09W, Falcon) – powerful and long-lived cyclone, passed between Okinawa and Miyako-jima. * Tropical Storm Danas (2019) (T1905, 06W, Falcon) – a tropical cyclone that only caused minimal damages throughout its path. * Typhoon Khanun (2023) (T2306, 06W, Falcon) – a category 4 typhoon which lingered the Okinawa Islands, and eventually struck Korea. {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcon Pacific typhoon set index articles ... [...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] |
