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The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.
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Braer Storm
1993 Atlantic extratropical cyclone
The Braer Storm was the most intense extratropical cyclone ever recorded over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Developing as a weak frontal wave on 8 January 1993, the system moved rapidly northeast. The combination of the absorption of a second low-pressure area to its southeast, a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Extratropical cyclone
Type of cyclone
Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth. Extratropical cyclones are capable of producing anything from cloudiness…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)