Hurricane Weather terms starting with I

3 terms

1. Indirect Hit Generally refers to locations that do not experience a direct hit from a tropical cyclone, but do experience hurricane force winds (either sustained or…
2. Inundation The flooding of normally dry land, primarily caused by severe weather events along the coasts, estuaries, and adjoining rivers.
3. Invest A weather system for which a tropical cyclone forecast center (NHC, CPHC, or JTWC) is interested in collecting specialized data sets (e.g.