[Ads-l] "subtropical" storm?

[Dan Goncharoff]

Although your answer is plausible, I believe the distinction between
tropical and subtropical storms refers to the ambient temperature when the
storm forms. Subtropical storms may be more likely to form in the
Subtropical, but it is not a necessary condition.

On May 28, 2018 6:41 PM, "Barretts Mail" <mail.barretts at gmail.com> wrote:

Most of Florida is subtropical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropics <
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropics>,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Florida <
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Florida>), so shouldn’t it be a
subtropical storm? BB


> On 28 May 2018, at 15:34, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at NETSCAPE.COM> wrote:
>
>
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/28/614988805/subtropical-storm-alberto-closes-in-on-florida-warnings-of-floods-tornadoes
>
> refers to "subtropical storm Alberto".
>
> What is a subtropical storm, as opposed to a tropical storm?
>
> - Jim Landau


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