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1991 Halloween Nor'easter
The 1991 Halloween Nor'easter, also known as the Perfect Storm, was an unusual and very powerful nor'easter combining an extratropical low and two hurricanes in October of ... > more -
Cyclone Mala
Cyclone Mala, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala, was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2006 North Indian cyclone ... > more -
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the levels of "tropical depression" and "tropical storm" and thereby become ... > more -
Storm surge
A storm surge is an onshore rush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's ... > more -
Typhoon Tip
Typhoon Tip was the most intense and largest tropical cyclone on record. The storm weakened greatly before landfall, but still caused widespread flood damage across most of Japan during the 1979 ... > more -
Great Hurricane of 1780
The Great Hurricane of 1780 is considered the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone of all time. About 22,000 people died when the storm pounded Barbados, Martinique, and Sint Eustatius in the Lesser ... > more -
Severe weather terminology (United States)
This article describes severe weather terminology used by the U.S. National Weather Service. The National Weather Service has developed a multi-tier concept for forecasting all types of hazardous ... > more -
1997 Pacific typhoon season
The 1997 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1997, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and ... > more -
Hurricane Opal
Hurricane Opal was a major hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1995. It struck the Yucatán Peninsula, then churned in the Gulf before making landfall a second time on the ... > more -
Cyclone Gafilo
Cyclone Gafilo was a powerful tropical cyclone which struck Madagascar in March 2004, causing devastating damage. At least 250 people were listed dead, with more missing, and 300,000 people were left ... > more
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