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Tornadoes are called "twisters." Hurricanes are sometimes called "tropical storms" before they reach violent wind speeds, and are referred to as "typhoons" in the Pacific. Both tornadoes and hurricanes can be called "cyclones" because they both have violently rotating wind.
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Are hurricanes large tornadoes?
no hurricanes differ from tornadoes
What is tornadoes and hurricanes example of?
Hurricanes and tornadoes are both example of violent, rotating storms.
Have there ever been hurricanes or tornadoes in Connecticut?
Yes, Connecticut has had both tornadoes and hurricanes.
Are tornadoes and hurricanes one storm or the other?
Hurricanes and tornadoes are two different types of storm.
Does North Carolina get tornadoes or hurricanes?
Yes. North Carolina gets both tornadoes and hurricanes.
What are hurricanes and tornadoes called?
Tornadoes can be called twisters, but tornado is the preferred term. Hurricanes are also called tropical cyclones, though that is a somewhat broader term.
Another name you call tornadoes?
Tornadoes are often called twisters.
Are tornadoes and hurricanes are called twisters?
A twister is a tornado. A hurricane is bigger and entirely different type of storm.
Are twisters related to tornadoes?
Tornadoes and twisters are the exact same thing.
Are twisters stronger or more powerful than tornadoes?
No. Twisters and tornadoes are the same thing.
Are twisters the same as hurricanes?
no!
Are hurricanes sometimes called typhoons?
Not necessarily, hurricanes are much larger in size and force. Hurricanes are a storm and tornadoes are the result of a storm. Tornadoes are rotational winds and a hurricane is a rotaional storm but they are two very different phenomena.
Why do some people call tornadoes twisters?
Because when tornadoes hit the ground they spin in a cyclone-like vortex of wind, dust and debris.
What do people in the US call tornadoes?
tropical cyclones are called "hurricanes" in the North Atlantic Ocean and Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean east of the international dateline. They are called "typhoons" or sometimes "super typhoons" if they are really strong in the Pacific Ocean west of the dateline. They are known as "cyclones" in the North Indian Ocean and in the Southern hemisphere
What else are tornadoes called?
Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters.
Are also called twisters?
Answer: Tornadoes
What are twisters also called?
Answer: Tornadoes
