tropical storm
noun
: a tropical cyclone with strong winds of over 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour but less than hurricane intensity
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Based on the current forecast guidance, no model suggests a tropical storm.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Late into the night of Friday, July 3, the remnants of tropical storm Barry combined with an unusually humid air mass.
—Katharine Hayhoe, Time, 10 July 2025
Chantal, a former tropical storm, was expected to continue producing rain across portions of the mid-Atlantic on Monday, July 7.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Despite a downgrade from tropical storm to tropical depression after its South Carolina landfall Sunday, Chantal promised to bring heavy rain to North Carolina and Virginia.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 July 2025
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Late into the night of Friday, July 3, the remnants of tropical storm Barry combined with an unusually humid air mass.
—Katharine Hayhoe, Time, 10 July 2025
Chantal, a former tropical storm, was expected to continue producing rain across portions of the mid-Atlantic on Monday, July 7.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Despite a downgrade from tropical storm to tropical depression after its South Carolina landfall Sunday, Chantal promised to bring heavy rain to North Carolina and Virginia.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 July 2025
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“Tropical storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20storm. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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