storm tracks
Cyclone migration corridors
Storm tracks are the typical paths that cyclones and other weather systems follow across a region.
Meteorologists map these routes to predict where storms will travel, since atmospheric patterns tend to steer storms along similar corridors: The storm tracks shifted northward this winter.
The term appears in climate discussions about how warming affects where storms go.
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