How to Use tropical storm in a Sentence

tropical storm

noun
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  • This tends to cool and condense the moisture in the tropical storm front, which then leads to rainfall.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Julia’s tropical storm-force winds have a reach of 80 miles.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • In fact, there have only been four MDR tropical storms on record that have formed in June.
    — Matthew Cappucci The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
  • And don’t let the eye of the hurricane or tropical storm deceive you.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
  • In that time, tropical storms came and went—but each time the water never came up more than knee-high.
    — Andrew Lawrence, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
  • Already this year, Hawaii has felt its wrath as a tropical storm passed south of the Big Island last month.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The storm is large, with winds of tropical storm force extending out 460 miles.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • On the west coast, a tropical storm watch is in effect from the panhandle south to Bonita Springs.
    — David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2022
  • There have been no tropical storms in the Atlantic basin in nearly a month, and none so far this year have come close to the United States.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The last one was issued Aug. 20 when tropical storm Hilary hit the region.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • If either system grows into a tropical storm, the next names are Nicole and Owen.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There’s a new tropical storm and it’s already made landfall in Texas.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Tuesday morning, Otis was a tropical storm with top winds of 70 mph.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • When news of the approaching tropical storm arrived, many gathered at a church to wait it out.
    — Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2022
  • And there’s a new tropical storm on Bret’s heels: Tropical Storm Cindy.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 22 June 2023
  • Ian has weakened to a tropical storm, and was about to move back over water as of Thursday morning.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The first tropical storm of the season is here, and already drenching parts of Texas and Mexico.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 June 2024
  • The storm weakened to a tropical storm by midday Wednesday.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The night before, a tropical storm had raked the region with gusty winds and heavy rain, and Dominica’s volcanic peaks were still wreathed in clouds.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • By Friday evening, however, Beryl was down to a tropical storm and had a much smaller wind field.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • As recently as Monday, Otis was expected to be a run-of-the-mill tropical storm.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • On Sunday night, the center issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the Florida Keys.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The rains were remnants of a tropical storm that brought heavy rains and strong winds to Southern California.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • But the city-state will have to reinforce and improve those shields as tropical storms increase and sea levels rise.
    — TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Two tropical storms made landfall, one in Texas and the other in North Carolina.
    — Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 May 2024
  • Kay was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday evening, but was still packing winds of 70 mph with even stronger wind gusts.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The launch has been scrubbed and delayed four times this year — twice due to technical issues, once for a hurricane and once for a tropical storm.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The Avalon Dam that once powered an ironworks blew out with Agnes, the deadly tropical storm that flooded the valley in 1972.
    — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
  • Debby, now a tropical storm, just made a second landfall in South Carolina, where it's expected to bring more flooding across the East Coast.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The forecast has the storm passing over Puerto Rico, where a tropical storm warning was posted on Monday morning.
    — David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024

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