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Invest to Potential Tropical Cyclone: What do the different terms NHC uses for big storms mean?
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Weather Forecasting has changed throughout the decades. Today, the National Hurricane Center Hurricane Season has recently introduced new terms for different storm categories.

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– The tropics have been busy, with the National Hurricane Center designating storms with x’s on their Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Disturbance map. On Sept. 17, Tropical Storm Helene first appeared as a tropical disturbance and was marked Sept. 22 as “Investment 97.” Soon thereafter, it became a Tropical Depression and was a Tropical Storm as of Tuesday afternoon. According to the NHC, Tropical Hurricane Helene is forecasted to be a major hurricane.

Pre-dawn satellite Monday showing thunderstorm activity associated with Invest 97L in the western Caribbean. Credit: CIRA/Colorado State University.is a naming convention used by the National Hurricane Center to identify features they are monitoring for potential future development in a tropical depression or storm. However, if the system has been called an invest does not guarantee development into a tropical depression or storm, according to The Weather Channel.

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