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No. A cyclone can be any large scale low pressure system and does not necessarily produce strong winds. Tornadoes, though, by definition produce very strong winds. The strongest gust ever recorded in a cyclone was 253 mph. By contrast, winds of 302 mph have been recorded in tornadoes.
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What country calls a cyclone a tornado?
No country really calls a cyclone a tornado. Some parts of the U.S. a tornado a cyclone, though a tornado and a cyclone are two different things. In the U.S. however a strong tropical cyclone is called a hurricane.
Which is stronger cyclone hurricane typhoon or tornado?
A hurricane and a typhoon are the same strength, as they are the same type of storm only occurring in different regions. They are a kind of cyclone. Overall, a hurricane or typhoon is stronger than other varieties of cyclone. Due to their large size, such cyclone will release more energy than a tornado, but a tornado has stronger winds.
Was there a tornado or a cyclone in the wizrd of oz?
A tornado in Kansas.
Is a cyclone another name for a tornado?
No. A cyclone is a different kind of weather event.
Is there a continent that has never had a typhoon or tornado?
Yes. Antarctica has never had a tornado or tropical cyclone.
Are cyclones faster than tornadoes?
It depends on the cyclone, and the tornado. In some cases cyclone winds and tornado winds fall into the same range. However, tornado winds are generally stronger. By definition, a tornado must produce winds strong enough to cause damage; the same is not true of a cyclone. The very strongest tornadoes produce winds in excess of 300 mph, the fastest winds on earth.
What country calls a cyclone a tornado?
No country really calls a cyclone a tornado. Some parts of the U.S. a tornado a cyclone, though a tornado and a cyclone are two different things. In the U.S. however a strong tropical cyclone is called a hurricane.
Which is stronger cyclone hurricane typhoon or tornado?
A hurricane and a typhoon are the same strength, as they are the same type of storm only occurring in different regions. They are a kind of cyclone. Overall, a hurricane or typhoon is stronger than other varieties of cyclone. Due to their large size, such cyclone will release more energy than a tornado, but a tornado has stronger winds.
Which is bigger cyclones or tornadoes?
A cyclone is bigger than a tornado by far, but a tornado is usually more violent.
Are hurricanes smaller than a mid latitude cyclone?
A cyclone is another word for a tornado, so no hurricanes are bigger
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.
Was there a tornado or a cyclone in the wizrd of oz?
A tornado in Kansas.
Is the most dangerous tornado and violent tornado a cyclone?
No. Cyclones and tornadoes are completely different phenomena.
What is a violent cyclone of small diameter over land?
This most closely describes a tornado, though a tornado technically is not a cyclone.
Which has wind that go faster a twister or tornado?
Neither is faster than the other. A twister and a tornado are the same thing.
Is a rocket faster than a tornado?
YES
