Meaning Landfall
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The coastline location where a tropical storm or hurricane moves from ocean onto land.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline. Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for a cyclone&# [..]
Source: w1.weather.gov

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"sighting of land," 1620s, also "the first land 'made' on a sea voyage" (1883); from land (n.) + fall (v.) in the sense of "happen." A word from the days of imp [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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the act of a tropical storm meeting land.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline. Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for the stronge [..]
Source: hurricanescience.org

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The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline. Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for a cyclone&# [..]
Source: mmsn.org

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The first sight of radar indication of land at the end of a passage.
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First sight of land after a sea passage.
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the approach to or sighting of land after an ocean passage.
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Land first sighted when approaching from seaward.
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Arrival at land
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Arrival at land
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first sighting of land at the end of a sea voyage.
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First sight of land, approaching from seaward
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the first sighting of land when coming in from the sea. Compare to Offing
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Arrival at land
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The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline. Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for a cyclone's strongest winds to be experienced over land even if landfall does not occur. Similarly, it is possible for a tropical cyclone to make landfall a [..]
Source: forecast.weather.gov

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As defined by the National Hurricane Center - The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline. Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely [..]
Source: weather.bm

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The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline.
Source: wbtv.com

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The point at which a tropical cyclone's eye first crosses a land mass.
Source: docuweather.com

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The point at which a tropical cyclone's eye first crosses a land mass.
Source: communityweather.org.nz

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The point at which a tropical cyclone's
Source: image.weather.com

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The intersection of the surface center of a tropical cyclone with a coastline. Because the strongest winds in a tropical cyclone are not located precisely at the center, it is possible for a cyclone&# [..]
Source: weatherdudes.com

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The point at which a tropical cyclone’s eye first crosses a land mass.
Source: 40north70west.com





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