A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of both tropical and extratropical cyclones.
An unnamed subtropical storm in the north Atlantic in January 2023.
Subtropical Storm Gustav in 2002, the first system to be given a proper name as a subtropical cyclone
Cyclone Vaianu in 2026 as a subtropical storm making landfall in North Island, New Zealand
Subtropical Storm Alberto near Florida on May 27, 2018.
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy r
Subtropical cyclone
…A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of both tropical and extratropical cyclones. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were uncertain whether they should be characterized as tropical or extratropical…
Hurricane Florence viewed from the International Space Station in 2018. The eye, eyewall, and surrounding rainbands are characteristics of tropical cyclones.
Hurricane Paulette, in 2020, is an example of a sheared tropical cyclone, with deep convection slightly removed from the center of the system.
Three tropical cyclones of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season at different stages of development. The weakest (left) demonstrates only the most basic circular shape. A stronger storm (top right) demonstrates spiral banding and increased centralization, while the strongest (lower right) has developed an eye.
The eye and surrounding clouds of Hurricane Florence seen from the International Space Station