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Storms, e.g., tropical cyclones, can be quite large. Potentially, dangerous winds, rain, and flooding may impact an area near the center of the storm, though technically landfall may not have occurred. Accordingly, it may be helpful to gauge the anticipated impact of such storms, to be aware of their
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after being over water. More broadly, and in relation to human travel, it refers to 'the first land that is reached or seen at the end of a journey across the sea or through the air, or the fact of arriving there.
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moves over land. This is where most of the damage occurs within a mature tropical cyclone, such as a typhoon or hurricane, as most of the damaging aspects of these systems are concentrated near the
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is classified as making landfall when the center of the storm moves across the coast; in a relatively strong tropical cyclone, this is when the center of its
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will naturally decrease as the cyclone moves inland due to frictional differences between water and land with the free
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with the terrain, which causes surf to decrease, and drier continental air.
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general location and landmasses adjacent to the major thrust of the storm.
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Subject : C2) Doesn't the friction over land kill tropical cyclones?
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losing its characteristic structure after making landfall in
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and a reduction in the amount of warm air supplied to the
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Event of a storm moving over land after being over water
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Landfall (meteorology)
Landfall (disambiguation)

Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico
storm
land

Hurricane Laura
Cameron, Louisiana
tropical cyclone
eye
eyewall
storm surge
rains
beach erosion
friction
Maximum sustained winds
atmosphere
eyewall
coastal erosion
winds
severe thunderstorms
tornadoes
waterspout
tornado
friction
funnel
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