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A hurricane is only one type of storm out of many.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of at least 74 mph.
Many storms (such as everyday thunderstorms) are not tropical and do not produce winds nearly that strong.
A few storms other than hurricanes are thunderstorms, tropical storms, tornadoes, extratropical lows, derechos, and sandstorms
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Are all major storms named or just certain types of storms?
Only tropical storms and hurricanes are named.
Are hurricanes and storms the same thing?
No. A hurricane is a type of storm, but most storms are not hurricanes.
Hurricanes tornadoes and blizzards are all examples of?
Storms and natural disasters.
Does lighting happen in a storm?
Not in all of them like hurricanes or snow storms.
Do heavy waves cause hurricanes or other storms in philadelphia?
Waves don't cause storms at all. Storms at sea cause waves.
What hurricanes that have hit southern Illinois?
Hurricanes cannot hit Illinois, but storms as strong as tropical storms have.
Do hurricanes last as long as other storms?
Hurricanes typically last longer than other storms.
Are hurricanes given names while tropical storms are not?
Hurricanes and tropical storms are both named. Hurricanes have more detailed and already thought of names, while tropical storms aren't as important.
Do tornadoes create storms?
No. Storms and hurricanes can create tornados.
Can cold hurricanes form?
There are cold weather storms similar to hurricanes that can pack hurricane fore winds. But such storms are not considered hurricanes as by definition a hurricane is a tropical system.
What is the defining factor that changes a storms status from tropical storm to hurricane?
The difference between tropical storms and Hurricanes are simply the strength and/or size. Some tropical storms strengthen, and develop into Hurricanes, while some Hurricanes, as they weaken, fall into the area of tropical storms.
Are hurricanes storms?
yes penis
