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disturbance
the act of disturbing. -
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frontal cyclone
any extratropical cyclone associated with a front: the most common cyclonic storm. -
hurricane
a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon. -
northeast storm
a cyclonic storm that moves northeastward within several hundred miles of the eastern coast of the U.S. and Canada, particularly in fall and winter, its often strong northeast winds causing high seas and coastal damage and bearing rain or snow. -
storm center
the center of a cyclonic storm, the area of lowest pressure and of comparative calm.