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| Easterly wave | a type of atmospheric trough, an elongated area of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which move from east to west across the tropics causing areas of cloudiness and thunderstorms |
| Doppler | weather radar based on the change in frequency and wavelength of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the waves |
| eyewall | a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs |
| Hurricane | a tropical cyclonic storm having a minimum winds speed of 119 kilometers per hour |
| Hurricane warning | given when a hurricane is expected within 24 hours |
| Hurricane watch | a hurricane announcement given with 36 hours |
| Saffir-Simpson Scale | is a classification scale used for most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of "tropical depressions" and "tropical storms", and thereby become hurricanes |
| Storm surge | is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system |
| Tropical depression | a tropical cyclone with maximum winds that do not exceed 61 kilometers per hour |
| Tropical disturbance | a tropical wind disturbance that is just beginning |
| Tropical storm | a tropical cyclone with wind speeds between 61 and 119 kilometers per hour |
| Data buoys | are instruments which collect weather and ocean data within the world's oceans |
| Radar | an acronym for Radio Detection and Ranging |
| Wind damage | damage caused by excessive wind speeds |
| Typhoons | a hurricane in the western pacific |
| Cyclones | a hurricane in the Indian Ocean |
| Satellites | an object which has been placed into orbit to collect data for weather forecasting |
| reconnaissance | the use of aircraft to scout out weather in the lower atmosphere |
| TRMM | is a mission dedicated to measuring tropical and subtropical rainfall |
| Eye | is a region of mostly calm weather found at the center of strong tropical cyclones |
