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A cyclone is another word for a tornado, so no hurricanes are bigger
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Is a Tropical storm smaller or larger then tornadoes and hurricanes?
Tropical storms are often, but not always, smaller than hurricanes. They are much bigger than tornadoes.
Is a hurricane bigger than a middle latitude cyclonic storm?
No. A typhoon and a hurricane are essentially the same thing, just occurring in different parts of the world.
What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a storm?
A cyclone is any type of large scale, rotating low pressure system. These include hurricanes, tropical storms, mid-latitude lows, and polar lows. A tropical storm is, therefore, only one type of cyclone. It is weaker than a hurricane, having wind speeds between 39 and 73 miles per hour. Tropical storms and hurricanes fall into the category of "tropical cyclone."
What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
Does a middle latitude cyclone have a steeper pressure gradient than a tornado?
No. A tornado produces the steepest pressure gradient of any weather phenomenon. An intense mid-latitude cyclone might have an overall pressure deficit comparable to a weak tornado, but that pressure gradient is spread out over several hundred miles. A tornado produces at least that much of a pressure drop over only a few hundred feet.
Are Hurricanes generally smaller than latitude cyclones?
Than mid-latitude cyclones...yes, they are.
Are cyclones weaker than hurricanes?
a hurricane is a type of strong tropical cyclone. So no.
Is a Tropical storm smaller or larger then tornadoes and hurricanes?
Tropical storms are often, but not always, smaller than hurricanes. They are much bigger than tornadoes.
Is a tornado smaller than a tropical cyclone?
Yes. A tornado is orders of magnitude smaller than a tropical cyclone. Most tornadoes are no more than a few hundred yards wide and rarely over a mile. By contrast a tropical cyclone is usually hundreds of miles wide.
What is bigger a tornado or a hurricane or a cyclone?
A hurricane is a kind of cyclone, however they are somewhat smaller than a few other varieties of cyclone. By comparison, tornadoes are tiny.
Can hurricanes be small?
Some hurricanes are larger than others, but they are still large by human standards. The smallest tropical cyclone (the generic term for storms such as hurricanes) on record to have reached hurricane intensity was Cyclone Tracy, which struck Australia in Dcember 1974. Gale force winds extended only 12 miles from the center.
What are more deadly hurricanes or cyclones?
A hurricane is a kind of tropical cyclone. Though they do tend to be deadlier than tropical cyclones, there are exceptions.
Is a hurricane bigger than a middle latitude cyclonic storm?
No. A typhoon and a hurricane are essentially the same thing, just occurring in different parts of the world.
What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a storm?
A cyclone is any type of large scale, rotating low pressure system. These include hurricanes, tropical storms, mid-latitude lows, and polar lows. A tropical storm is, therefore, only one type of cyclone. It is weaker than a hurricane, having wind speeds between 39 and 73 miles per hour. Tropical storms and hurricanes fall into the category of "tropical cyclone."
What is a hurricane called in Australia?
Yes: willy willy. That's a severe tropical cyclone. Correction: Contrary to popular belief, a willy-willy is not a severe tropical cyclone. A willy-willy is a small, harmless twister that does nothing more than collect dust and debris as it sweeps along. In the southern hemisphere, cyclones are known as cyclones. In the northern helishpere they are known as either hurricanes or, in parts of Asia, typhoons. Cyclone is the generic term for a severe tropical storm that can be categorised into varying degrees of destructiveness, according to the speed of the winds.
Are cyclones and typhoons the same as hurricanes?
YES!!! They are extremely low pressure systems. These other names are the ones used is different parts of the world. Hurricanes ; The Americas. Cycvlones ; Bay of Bengal (India) Typhoones ; South China Sea ( Off the coasr of China). Also ; 'Willy Willy's' ; off the northern coast of Australia. It is an aboriginal name.
Are tornadoes more dangerous than hurricanes?
In short, tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes and usually produce more severe damage, albeit over a much smaller area.
