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NC Hurricane Awareness Week #2: Tornadoes in Tropical Systems

By Gannon Medwick
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Straight-line winds, torrential rain and storm surge may be the first threats you associate with tropical storms and hurricanes - but don’t forget tornadoes!  Tornadoes are a common threat among almost any tropical cyclone (or even remnant tropical system) that approaches NC from the south.  Tropical twisters are particularly dangerous as they can, with little or no advance warning, spin up and move with the fast-moving outer “spiral” rain bands of tropical storm systems.  A tropical storm system’s tornado threat can precede the threats of straight-line winds, torrential rain, and storm surge by many hours.

CLICK HERE for a National Weather Service summary of the dangers of tornadoes in tropical cyclones.

CLICK HERE for a list of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season storm names.

Also, since the 2009 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season officially begins in just over one week (June 1), be sure to frequent Storm Team 9’s online Hurricane Center (CLICK HERE).

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