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tropical storm

NOUN
violent rain storm
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The center has announced tropical storm warnings for portions of southwestern Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

A tropical storm warning was also issued for the island of Oahu, where Honolulu is located.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

There’s a chance Hurricane Marie, now a tropical storm, will head north over Southern California, bringing with it risks of flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The next tropical storm, which was officially named Thursday morning, is called Dolly.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

One summer in the late 1970s, long before Roy Eberhardt was born, a small but powerful tropical storm boiled out of the Gulf of Mexico and came ashore a few miles south of Coconut Cove.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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