The Great Lakes Tropical Storm of 1996

The video explores the nature of tropical storms, highlighting their predictable formation over warm ocean waters. It introduces Hurricane Huron, a unique storm that formed over Lake Huron in 1996, resembling a tropical storm despite being far from the tropics. The video explains the formation process of tropical storms, their classification based on wind speed, and the unusual conditions that led to Hurricane Huron's development. Despite its nickname, Hurricane Huron was not technically a hurricane or tropical storm due to its location and wind speed, making it a meteorological anomaly.

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