Name: Tropics Terminology: What You Need To Know
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: With hurricane season quickly approaching, it’s important to brush up on your tropics terminology. Meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser walks through a tropics refresher going over everything from tropical depressions to hurricanes and even some lesser known terms. Here’s a guide to the terminology you will want to know as we head towards the start of June.

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The new tropical depression is likely to become Tropical Storm Sara and produce major flooding in Central America.

ByJonathan Erdman And Chris Dolce•November 14, 2024

Tropics Terminology: What You Need To Know

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The new tropical depression is likely to become Tropical Storm Sara and produce major flooding in Central America.

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