WEATHER TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Weather Conditions
Tropical Disturbance: an area of thunderstorms in the Tropics that maintains its identity for 24 hours or more.
Tropical Depression: a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained surface wind of 38 miles per hour (mph) or less.
Tropical Storm: a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained surface wind ranges between 39 and 73 mph.
Hurricane: a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained