Swirlstorm

A swirlstorm is a brutal cyclone of Swoule that blows in once a year at the end of the rainy season. Much of the wildlife of Swoule has evolved to take advantage of the energy found within a swirlstorm.
==Information==
Swoule's shape funnels hot, humid winds from the Swoulian Ocean down its west coast, allowing for the formation of many tropical depressions and cyclones. Combined with the monsoon storms that occur every spring and summer, this creates a buildup of energy and humidity that is released in the form of a swirlstorm.
Swirlstorms are devastatingly powerful. They are capable of generating winds at sustained speeds of 220 mph (350 kmph). Their storm surges can cause seawater floods halfway across the continent. The eyewall of the swirlstorm can even deal serious damage to concrete bunkers. Additionally, as they pass over land, many smaller storms and depressions spin off and wreak havoc on the eastern side of Swoule.
Despite the catastrophic damage that swirlstorms create, Swoule's ecology relies on them. The splüklouine, revolving palm, and many other plant species depend on the annual swirlstorms for seed dispersal. Aerial Compliens like Poispores, Flying Froxes, and Spidivers ride the winds, propagating their species or eating things that get swept up by the storm.
They move over Swoule for 3-6 days, eventually reaching the Southern Ocean, where the cold waters and polar jet stream cause it to fizzle out. The end result is a brief rainfall over Bitland, and nothing more.
==Trivia==
*Smaller thunderstorms blow over the west coast of Comipea during swirlstorm season, but most of the effects are blocked by the Karemal Mountains and Comipea's rougher terrain.
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