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It is given its name before in even becomes a hurricane. Storms are named when they reach tropical storm status. Roughly half of all tropical storms become hurricanes.
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∙ 9y agoWhen a weather system becomes a tropical storm, it receives a name. To be a tropical storm, the system has to have sustained winds of 45 miles per hour or more. It becomes a hurricane at 75 miles per hour.
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∙ 12y agoA storm does not have to be a hurricane to get a name. Storms get named when they become tropical storms, that is having sustained wind of at least 39 mph. Not all tropical storms become hurricanes.
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∙ 11y agoA storm system in the tropics can go through three stages. The definitions used for storms in the Atlantic Ocean are as follows:
- A tropical depression has winds of up to 34 knots / 39 mph / 63 km/h, and does not get a name.
- A tropical storm has winds greater than a tropical depression but less than a hurricane, and gets a name.
- A hurricane has winds of 64 knots / 74 mph / 119 km/h, and generally keeps the name it was given as a tropical storm.
The storm is named when it reaches tropical storm strength, with sustained winds over 34 knots / 39 miles per hour / 63 km/hr / 17.5 meters per second.
The naming systems for storms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are similar, but with some variation in the threshold wind speeds.
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What is a large swirling storm that form over tropical water called?
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