What are the stages of development of tropical cyclone?

Answer 1

The formation of tropical cyclones is the topic of extensive ongoing research and is still not fully understood. While six factors appear to be generally necessary, tropical cyclones may occasionally form without meeting all of the following conditions. In most situations, water temperatures of at least 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) are needed down to a depth of at least 50 meters (160 ft); waters of this temperature cause the overlying atmosphere to be unstable enough to sustain convection and thunderstorms. Another factor is rapid cooling with height, which allows the release of the heat of condensation that powers a tropical cyclone. High humidity is needed, especially in the lower-to-mid troposphere; when there is a great deal of moisture in the atmosphere, conditions are more favorable for disturbances to develop. Low amounts of wind shear are needed, as high shear is disruptive to the storm's circulation. Tropical cyclones generally need to form more than 555 kilometers (345 mi) or 5 degrees of latitude away from the equator, allowing the Coriolis effect to deflect winds blowing towards the low pressure center and creating a circulation. Lastly, a formative tropical cyclone needs a pre-existing system of disturbed weather, although without a circulation no cyclonic development will take place.

Answer 2

Tropical Depression. The first sign that a hurricane may be in the making is the appearance of an organized cluster of thunderclouds over tropical seas. This region of convective activity is labeled a tropical disturbance if a center of low pressure is detectable at the surface. A Tropical depression has a highest wind speed of 38 miles per hour (33 knots), with some rotary circulation and one or more closed isobars. When viewed from a satellite, tropical depressions appear to have little organization. However, the slightest amount of rotation can usually be perceived when looking at a series of satellite images. Instead of a round appearance similar to hurricanes, tropical depressions look like individual thunderstorms that are grouped together. Chances are that the tropical depression was triggered by the ITCZ, by a trough in the westerlies intruding into the tropics from midlatitudes, or by a wave (or ripple) in the easterly trade winds, called an easterly wave.

Answer 3

The catorgorization of Hurricanes is based on windspeed. The lowest being a tropical depression, Then it is a tropical storm (This the stage where it is named), Then a hurricane. When it is a hurricane it can be a cat 1,2,3,4, or 5.

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the eye is all i know like the thing on your face!

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Deoends how it hits.

I would put them as:

Storm surge (when the sea gets higher)

Landfall (when the winds hit Hurricane levels)

Eye (when it all calms down again - but get ready for more)

Answer 4

Tropical Cyclones which in the Atlantic are called hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson Scale which measures windspeed. Tropical Cyclones on the Saffir-Simpson Scale are rated in Catagories. They start as low pressure areas in warm waters. (Typically will form with 80 degrees or higher. But can be sustained with 70 and above but are called subtropical Cyclones. They than become Tropical Depressions. With winds of 0-38. Once They hit 39 miles per hour become Tropical Storms and are given a number. The windspeeds range from 39-73. Once they reach 74 MPH they become a Catagory 1 hurricane. And are taken seriously. Tropical Storms are very dangerous but do not have the ability to produce high enough Storm Surge to affect very many houses instead they produce house damaging and life threatening flooding from rain. Storm Surge is a rize in sea level due to low pressure and high winds. Once they become a Catagory 1 the wind is going to knock down trees rip off shingles cause maybe a sirge of 2-6 feet and willl cause very big waves. Despite their power due to modern house building are not severely damaging and mainly cause damage to foliage and mobile homes. But due to the thought of it only being a 1 a lot of people will be killed due to ignorance. A catagory 2 is from 95 Mph to 110 mph. they cause extensive damage. Mobile homes are flipped over rooves are ripped off the ocean will rise up to 12 feet. Do not think of all catagory 2 hurricanes to be only extensive. Hurricane Ike in 2008 hit Galveston, TX as 110 mph cat. 2 and with a surge of up to 25 feet. It caused catastrophic damage so the average damage will not always apply. Ike was the second costliest hurricane to ever hit the US and the Costliest ever to hit Cuba. A Catagory 3 Hurricane is from 111-130 Mph. The surge can be up to 15 or 18 feet. The will flip mobile homes and smash them. Not only mobil homes. They will rip off rooves and smash houses. Some houses will collapse. The surge will wash houses away. Cat. 3 and above are called Major Hurricanes. An example would be Rita when it hit Louisiana and Texas it caused extreme damage. Even it being a Cat. 3 it was less costly the Cat. 2 Ike. A cat. 4 causes catastrophic damage. It will rip houses off their platforms. Fling cars and people throught the air. On top of that its surge can be up to 25 feet. Its winds range from 131 to 156 Mph. They are extremely damaging. Cat. 5 is a monster. It causes Cataclysmic damage. It flings houses through the air. Smashes concrete structers and causes a surge up to 30 feet. If you are at sea lvl you will be under so much water that you will not be able to see the tops of houses. It would be like swimming half a mile off the coast in the ocean. On top of that the waves can be up to 50 feet. They are true mostors.

Answer 5

Tropical depression , tropical storm , and a hurricane.

Answer 6

anticyclones,tornados,dustdevil and thunderstorms

Answer 7

Tropical Disturbance, Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Hurricane.

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 8

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