Q. What are regions with cumulonimbus cloud formation in the tropical cyclone called?
Answer: Rain bands
Notes: At the mature stage of a tropical cyclone, the spiraling winds create multiple convective cells with successive calm and violent regions.
The regions with cumulonimbus cloud .i.e. rising limbs of convective cell formation are called rain bands below which intense rainfall occurs.
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