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- adjective Not
tropical ; not characteristic of or located in thetropics .
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Examples
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the system's pressure reading Tuesday was among the lowest ever in a non-tropical storm in the mainland U.S.
Tornadoes Reported Throughout Midwest, High Winds Continue AP 2010
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In addition to the awe-inspiring imagery of the system, it has spawned some debate about who gets the biggest non-tropical storms in the United States.
PM Update: Tornadic storms southeast of area Ian Livingston 2010
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During the early and latter parts of the season, when tropical formation occurs, it often does so closer to land or as an extra-tropical non-tropical system changes forms and becomes tropical in nature.
Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes! Paul Yeager 2011
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the system's pressure reading Tuesday was among the lowest ever in a non-tropical storm in the mainland U.S.
Tornadoes Reported Throughout Midwest, High Winds Continue AP 2010
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The first storm of the year, Tropical Storm Arlene, formed close to land in the Bay of Campeche, and Tropical Storm Sean, near the end of the video, formed from what had been a non-tropical low pressure system
Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes! Paul Yeager 2011
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During the early and latter parts of the season, when tropical formation occurs, it often does so closer to land or as an extra-tropical non-tropical system changes forms and becomes tropical in nature.
Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes! Paul Yeager 2011
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During the early and latter parts of the season, when tropical formation occurs, it often does so closer to land or as an extra-tropical non-tropical system changes forms and becomes tropical in nature.
Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes! Paul Yeager 2011
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The first storm of the year, Tropical Storm Arlene, formed close to land in the Bay of Campeche, and Tropical Storm Sean, near the end of the video, formed from what had been a non-tropical low pressure system
Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes! Paul Yeager 2011
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The first storm of the year, Tropical Storm Arlene, formed close to land in the Bay of Campeche, and Tropical Storm Sean, near the end of the video, formed from what had been a non-tropical low pressure system
Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes! Paul Yeager 2011
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The film does have a couple of hiccups, most notably the decidedly non-tropical Solomon Islands setting (the production comes from Connecticut).
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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