Structure

• Eye : Main feature

  • The centre of a tropical storm where sinking air causes relatively calm, clear conditions.
• Eye wall - Feature

  • Towering banks of cloud
  • Bearing heavy rainfall, surrounding the eye
  • Winds are in excess of 120km/h
• Rain bands

  • Bands of clouds and thunderstorms that spiral out from the eye wall.
• What occurs at rain bands?

  • Heavy bursts of rain and wind
• Conditions in the eye

  • Calm
  • Clear
  • No cloud
• Describe two features of a tropical storm

  1. Eye at centre
  2. Mass of swirling clouds surrounding the eye