cyclonic storm
Spinning violent weather
A cyclonic storm is a large-scale weather system characterized by low atmospheric pressure at its center and winds that spiral inward, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
These storms include hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones—different regional names for essentially the same phenomenon.
Cyclonic storms form over warm ocean waters and can bring destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges to coastal areas.
The cyclonic storm made landfall with winds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- eyewallHurricane's central windband
- mesocycloneRotating updraft in supercells
- coastal erosionLand loss at sea edges
- Coriolis effectApparent deflection on rotating bodies
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