GEOG 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Freezing Rain, Wind Speed, Unorganized Area
30 Nov 2017
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These form over warm water at latitudes 5-20 . They include tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes. They contain high winds, heavy rain, and storm surges. These form over land or water in temperate regions at latitudes. They are associated with fronts and are also called mid-latitude cyclones. A large area of low pressure with unsettled weather. Disturbance are given numbers to keep track of (i. e. disturbance 1, disturbance 2 etc. ) An organized area of storms with wind of 65-119km/h. It is at this stage of development that names are given to a system. An area of low pressure with wind of at least 120km/h 75m/h. Until winds reach 120km/h it is not considered a hurricane. They are referred to by different names in different parts of the world. They require a water temperature of at least 26oc, 79of. Hurricanes are none by different names in different parts of the world,
