Tropical characteristics of the outer rainbands stratiform sections in numerically simulated tropical cyclones. The heaviest precipitation and strongest winds are found here. Rainbands in a tropical cyclone are curved and may even spiral around the center of the cyclone.

Bands of heavy convective showers that spiral inward toward the storm's center. Spiral rainbands are curved patterns of clouds and precipitation outside of the inner-core region of tropical cyclones.

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