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Tracks of all cyclones affecting Europe between 1851 and 2014. The effects of tropical cyclones in Europe [nb 1] and their extratropical remnants include strong winds, heavy rainfall, and in rare instances, tornadoes or snowfall.
A tropical wave that developed east of the Lesser Antilles was first noted for a 10% chance of becoming a tropical or subtropical cyclone by the National Hurricane Center on 19 November. [115] The center then said on 21 November that the wave had a 60% chance of becoming a subtropical cyclone, and was also gaining frontal characteristics. [116]
Similar to tropical cyclones, minimal wind shear—difference in wind speed and direction over a region—as well as abundant moisture and vorticity encourages the genesis of tropical cyclone-like systems in the Mediterranean Sea. [39] Satellite image of a tropical-like cyclone on 15 December 2005
Hurricane Kirk, known as Storm Kirk while extratropical, was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that caused significant damage in portions of Western Europe after transitioning into a European windstorm.
Brazil cyclone, Europe flooding, another Earth heat record: What to know in extreme weather now ... — Tropical Storm Lee was moving through the open Atlantic and expected to become a hurricane ...
European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak intensity in the winter months. [ 1 ]
Daniel transitioned into a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone on 9 September. [10] During the following days, the system moved southeastward, peaking as a tropical storm with winds recorded by instruments on Metop at 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph). [11] [12] The storm made landfall near the city of Benghazi in Libya on 10 September. [13]
Cyclone Ianos, also known as Medicane Ianos, was a rare medicane that impacted the eastern Mediterranean on 17 and 18 September 2020, especially Greece.Ianos developed from an area of low pressure over the Gulf of Sidra that quickly began tropical cyclogenesis while moving over warm waters.