Hurricane Gordon (2006)
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Hurricane Gordon was a powerful tropical cyclone that affected the Azores as a hurricane, and then parts of western Europe as an extratropical cyclone. The eighth tropical storm, third hurricane, and
Gordon at peak intensity on September 14
Hurricane Gordon as seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-115) on September 17
Hurricanes Gordon (top) and Helene on September 18
Wind damage from the remnants of Hurricane Gordon in Ferrol, Spain
Tropical wave
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A tropical wave, in and around the Atlantic Ocean, is a type of atmospheric trough, an elongated area of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which moves from east to west across the
Hurricane Gordon (2006)
…contributing to record warm temperatures. In Northern Ireland, high winds left 120,000 people without power and caused one injury. On September 1, a tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa and quickly showed signs of organization. It possessed a low pressure area and some convection as the system moved…
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Tropical wave formation
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