October is Tropical Cyclone Awareness Month 🌀⚠️ Join us as we explore the science behind cyclones, highlight our warning services, and ask our experts your questions on Facebook LIVE later this month! So, what is a tropical cyclone, and how do they form? Over warm tropical oceans, a cluster of thunderstorms can start rotating around a common centre, influenced by the earth's rotation. If conditions are just right, this process can sustain itself and create a tropical cyclone. Read more in our B

This is an animation of the anomalously deep cyclone that has brought various types of impactful weather including heavy rain, severe weather, and up to 60 mph wind gusts up and down the East Coast over the past couple of days. Preliminary data showed that the cyclone established new December record low sea-level pressure across northern Florida and some locations along the Atlantic coast. Record warm temperatures are also expected this afternoon across the Northeast. WPC is issuing Storm Summar

Satellite imagery captured an incredible view of a "bomb cyclone" strengthening and approaching the West Coast on Tuesday. | The Weather Channel

Tropical Cyclone A tropical cyclone is a powerful low-pressure system forming over warm tropical oceans. When winds hit 62 kmph (34 knots) and pressure drops sharply, it evolves into a vast spinning storm — stretching 150 to 800 km across and moving up to 500 km a day! The term cyclone comes from the Greek word ‘cyclos’ meaning "coiling of a snake" coined by Henry Piddington in the 19th century. Region-wise, it's known as: Cyclone - Indian Ocean Hurricane - Atlantic Ocean Typhoon - Pacific Ocean