tropical storm
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Across the weekend, it will continue moving westwards, and may weaken into a tropical storm, with the centre passing just below Hawaii's other islands.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In an updated bulletin on Monday evening, forecasters said that the tropical storm may build in strength over the next several days, before potentially making landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana, by Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The hazardous surf is being sent from tropical storm systems south of California, including Tropical Storm Fausto and the remnants of Tropical Storm Elida.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Monsoon rains paired with two rare tropical storm systems, sometimes known in the region as cyclones, dumped record deluges across Sri Lanka, and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
She moved west over the Sahara Desert, picking up sand and heat, then swept out into the Atlantic, where she became a tropical storm and got her name.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
