Formation of Tropical Storms

Tropical Storms

• Occur in areas where sea surface temperatures are over 27 degrees C. 
• Most form between 10 degrees and 30 degrees north and south of the equator, rarely within 5 degrees of the equator.
• Tropical storms are large areas of low pressure or extreme depressions. 
• On satellite images they show up as huge, swirling masses of cloud, with the eye clearly visible at the centre.
• They are known by…