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a tropical storm has developed when the winds exceed 60 kph.
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Do hurricanes gain strength by tropical cyclones?
No. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone.
What is the diffences between a tropical depression a tropical storm and a hurricane?
Simply one of strength. When a tropical cyclone has sustained winds under 39 mph it is a tropical depression. When a tropical cyclone has sustained winds from 39 mph to 73 mph it is s a tropical storm. When a tropical cyclone has winds of 74 mph or higher it is a hurricane.
What are the stages that a tropical cyclone goes through?
A tropical disturbance can become a tropical depression, which can then lead to a tropical storm and on to a tropical cyclone, or hurricane. (The differentiation between a cyclone and hurricane depends on the strength and location -- it becomes a hurricane when it hits land and exceeds wind speeds of over 74 miles per hour)
Was Cyclone Tracy a tropical cyclone?
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
Can a tropical storm be upgraded into a tropical cyclone?
A tropical storm is already a tropical cyclone.
Can you use tropical cyclone in a sentence?
Yes, you can use tropical cyclone in a sentence. And here's how you can do so: The tropical cyclone was moving south. The tropical cyclone whipped her hair around.
Was cyclone yasi a tropical cyclone?
Yes. if it hits like cairns its a tropical cyclone
When is a tropical cyclone called a severe tropical cyclone?
When they are severe!
In what direction did the tropical cyclone move?
In what direction did the tropical cyclone move?
In what direction did tropical cyclone move?
In what direction did the tropical cyclone move?
What is a post tropical cyclone?
A post tropical cyclone is a cyclone that was once tropical (i.e. a hurricane or tropical storm) that has lost tropical characteristics such as a warm core, but stil retains its circulation.
Was hurricane Katrina a tropical cyclone?
Yes, hurricane is a name for a tropical cyclone.
