subtropical storm

collocation in English

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subtropical
adjective
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/ˌsʌbˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌsʌbˈtrɑː.pɪ.kəl/
belonging to or relating to parts of the world that are immediately south or north of the tropics (= the hottest areas) and have very hot weather at some times of ...
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storm
noun
uk
/stɔːm/us
/stɔːrm/
an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder ...
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Thesubtropicalstormmoved southwest and slowly curved westward, nearly intensifying into a hurricane.
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Operationally, it was treated as a frontal low, but post-analysis suggested it remained separate throughout its lifetime, and was classified as an unnamedsubtropicalstorm.
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October was slightly less active, with four tropical cyclones, one of which was an unnamedsubtropicalstorm.
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Shortly thereafter, the depression strengthened into asubtropicalstorm.
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The storm intensified into asubtropicalstormshortly thereafter before weakening to a depression the next day.
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It was the twenty-sixth tropical orsubtropicalstormof the season, making the 2005 season the first to record so many storms.
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During the year, three tropical depressions, onesubtropicalstorm, two tropical storms, and four hurricanes formed.
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It steadily intensified and became asubtropicalstormby the following day.
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Of these, three weresubtropicalstorm, and four were tropical.
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Early in its life, the system had a broad circulation with primarily light winds, similar to that of asubtropicalstorm.
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Minor intensification followed shortly after and the subtropical depression was upgraded to asubtropicalstorm.
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It reachedsubtropicalstormstrength that night, and over the next couple of days, it reached hurricane strength while moving to the northeast.
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The 1997 season was inactive, with only seven named storms forming, with an additional tropical depression and an unnumberedsubtropicalstorm.
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However, there were several post-season findings that confirmed that the system was indeed asubtropicalstorm.
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Around the same time, the depression turned northeast into a warm sector ahead of an oncoming cold front and strengthened into asubtropicalstorm.
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While tracking northeastward, the system intensified, becoming asubtropicalstormon the following day.
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It was estimated that the system transitioned into asubtropicalstormat that time with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
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It may have been asubtropicalstormdue to some hybrid characteristics.
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In addition, the frontal characteristics of thesubtropicalstormcontinually weakened.
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The depression headed northeast and strengthened to asubtropicalstorm.
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