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Depends on what you mean. Tornadoes can occur in the tropics, and tropical storms can produce tornadoes, but a tropical storm and a tornado are two very different things.
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Why are tropical storms more destructive than tornadoes?
The damage from a tornado is generally more severe than that of a tropical storm or hurricane, but is limited to a much smaller area. Hurricanes and tropical storms can cause damage over enormous areas, so the total amount of damage done is greater.
What will the next American tornado be called?
Tornadoes are not formally named, only tropical storms and hurricanes. The next Atlantic tropical storm will be Igor. The next east Pacific tropical storm will be Georgette. Tornadoes are sometimes given informal names fore where they hit and there is no way of knowing where or when the next tornado will strike.
Are there any tropical storms in Minnesota?
No. Tropical storms develop over warm ocean water and don't remain tropical storms more than a couple hundred miles inland. Even then, Minnesota gets its fair share of nasty storms, including tornadoes, even if it does not get tropical storms.
Is tropical storm the same thing as storm?
Not exactly. A tropical storm is indeed a kind of storm, but not all storms are tropical storms.
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.
How are tropical storms in the northern hemisphere different from tropical storms in the northern hemisphere?
Tropical storms in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise.
How are tropical storms in the northern hemisphere different tropical storms in the southern hemisphere?
Tropical storms in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise.
What time of the year do tropical storms affect the Caribbean?
The Caribbean is part of the Atlantic hurricane basin, for which the hurricane season officially lasts from June 1 until November 30. About 3% of tropical storms occur outside of the official season.
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.
What is the relationship between hurricane tropical storms and tropical storms?
Tropical storms and hurricanes are different intensity levels of the same type of storm: a tropical cyclone. The difference is that a tropical storm has winds of 39-73 mph and a hurricane has winds of 74 mph or greater.
What are the seven main storms?
Tornadoes, rainstorms, tropical storms, hurricane, blizzard, tropical storm, snow storm.
Does the arctic tundra get tropical storms?
No. As you might expect from the name, tropical storms do not stray too far from the tropics.
