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There’s more than one way a tropical storm can develop

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Did you know that there is more than one way for tropical storms or hurricanes to develop? We typically see tropical waves move westward across the Atlantic Ocean, eventually becoming a tropical storm if given the right conditions, but that’s not the only way they can form.

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  • Tropical storms often form from tropical waves moving across the Atlantic. 7s
  • Stalled weather fronts over water can also lead to tropical storm development. 19s
  • Large clusters of thunderstorms over land can create low pressure that develops into storms over warm water. 41s
  • The Central American Gyre can spawn tropical storms when smaller low-pressure areas break away. 1m 0s
  • Non-tropical lows can transition into tropical storms, as with Hurricane Fay. 1m 14s
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