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Tropical Storm Fay (other)
The name Fay or Faye has been used for 22 tropical cyclones worldwide: 5 in the Atlantic Ocean; 1 in the Australian region; 1 in the South Pacific Ocean; and 15 in the Western Pacific Ocean. In the Atlantic: * 1975 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Faye, Hurricane Faye (1975), a Category 2 hurricane that had minor effects in Bermuda * Tropical Storm Fay (2002), a tropical storm that caused minor damage in Texas and northern Mexico * Tropical Storm Fay (2008), a near hurricane strength tropical storm that made landfall in Florida four times, the first known storm in history to do so * Hurricane Fay (2014), a Category 1 hurricane that affected Bermuda * Tropical Storm Fay (2020), a moderate tropical storm that affected New Jersey, earliest sixth named storm in the Atlantic basin In the Australian region: * Cyclone Fay, a Category 5 storm (Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale) that made landfall in Western Australia; name retired afterward In the South Pacific: * 1978–7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Cyclones
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] |
