tropical depression
Weak organized cyclone
A tropical depression is a weather system with organized thunderstorms and closed low-level circulation, but with sustained winds below 39 miles per hour.
It's the weakest category of tropical cyclone—stronger systems become tropical storms, then hurricanes.
The tropical depression strengthened as it moved over warm water.
Water falling from clouds
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- rainbandsCurved storm precipitation zones
flooding · flash floods · mudslides · torrents · drenching · squall · thunderstorms · cloudbursts
Instrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
- isobarConstant pressure contour
- low-pressureLacking intensity or force
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
troposphere · humidity · trade winds · synoptic · forecast · tracking · advisory · satellite
Ocean bordering Europe
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- Gulf of MexicoPartially enclosed Atlantic basin
- Bay of BengalNortheastern Indian Ocean inlet
South China Sea · Philippines · Madagascar · Cape Verde · equatorial · oceanic · landfall · coastline
Disruption of order
- cyclonicRotating storm-like
- vortexRotating fluid column
- rotationTurning on an axis
- spiralCurve winding around center
convergence · trough · system · development · organization · circulation · convection · thunderstorms
Violent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- intensificationIncrease in degree
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
sustained winds · naming · classification · category · weakening · dissipation · remnants · extratropical
rainfall
Water falling from clouds
rainbands · flooding · flash floods · mudslides · torrents · drenching · squall · thunderstorms · cloudbursts · storm surge
barometer
Instrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
- isobarConstant pressure contour
- low-pressureLacking intensity or force
atmosphere · troposphere · humidity · trade winds · synoptic · forecast · tracking · advisory · satellite · reconnaissance
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- Gulf of MexicoPartially enclosed Atlantic basin
Bay of Bengal · South China Sea · Philippines · Madagascar · Cape Verde · equatorial · oceanic · landfall · coastline · island
disturbance
Disruption of order
spiral · convergence · trough · system · development · organization · circulation · convection · thunderstorms · wave
hurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- intensificationIncrease in degree
strengthening · sustained winds · naming · classification · category · weakening · dissipation · remnants · extratropical
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- hurricaneshurricane, Andrew, Katrina, eyewall, Harvey
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- monsoonmonsoon winds, wet season, rainy season, heavy rain, torrential rain
- stormsstorm, thunderstorm, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
- tropical weatherhurricane, hurricanes, typhoon, monsoon rain, rainy season
tropical depressionmajor hurricane
Severe rotating tropical storm
typhoon · hurricane · cyclone · tropical storm · named storm
tropical, depression, tropic, tropics, tropically, depress, depressed, depressing, depresses