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Cyclones are the same as hurricanes. "Cyclone" is the generic name for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, but usually refers to those that occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
Cyclones and hurricanes are both measured according to their wind scale, and this is fairly comparable. The scale starts at a lower wind speed, (which can translate to "stronger" or "weaker") for cyclones than for hurricanes, but the top end of the cyclone category has a higher wind speed than that of hurricanes.
Cyclones of the southern hemisphere are measured by wind speed and assigned a category number. Whether or not they are classified as a cyclone is also determined by barometric pressure.
Wind speeds determine the category - or power - as follows:
Category 1: winds up to 125km/h (77 mph)
Category 2: 125 - 170 km/h (77 - 105 mph)
Category 3: 170 - 225 km/h (105 - 139 mph)
Category 4: 225 - 280 km/h (139 - 173 mph)
Category 5: in excess of 280 km/h (173 mph)
Hurricanes, which are cyclones in the north-Western Hemisphere, are measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The categories are measured as follows:
Tropical Storm - Winds 39-73 mph (62 - 117 kph)
Category 1 Hurricane - winds 74-95 mph (119 - 152 kph)
Category 2 Hurricane - winds 96-110 mph (154 - 177 kph)
Category 3 Hurricane - winds 111-130 mph (178 - 209 kph)
Category 4 Hurricane - winds 131-155 mph (210 - 249 kph)
Category 5 Hurricane - winds 156 mph and up (251 kph)
However, the term "cyclone" may also refer to virtually any low pressure system with cyclonic rotation, that is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. These systems often bring rain and thunderstorms but are not necessarily violent or severe. Cyclones include extratropical lows as well as well as tropical depressions and tropical storms.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoGenerally not.
The term cyclone can refer to virtually any large-scale low pressure system with a closed circulation. Although these systems often bring rain and thunderstorms, they do not always bring severe weather.
Hurricanes and typhoons, which are very strong tropical cyclones, can rival the intensity of some tornadoes and release far more energy simply by the fact that they a huge in comparison with tornadoes.
However, very strong tornadoes can produce the fastest winds on earth which, in rare cases, can exceed 300 mph.
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∙ 13y agoA cyclone is virtually any low pressure system, ranging from a mild low that brings gentle wind to a hurricane.
Generally a tornado has stronger winds, but a cyclone, being larger, can release more energy overall.
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∙ 13y agoNo. For one thing, a hurricane is a type of cyclone, the most powerful type. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph.
Very few other cyclones have achieved such strength, and yet some hurricanes have produced sustained winds of nearly 200 mph.
The only other type of storm capable of producing such winds is a tornado, but tornadoes are technically not cyclones.
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∙ 13y agoA hurricane is a kind of cyclone.
Since the minimum wind speed for a tropical cyclone to be considered a hurricane is 74 mph, a hurricane is a strong type of cyclone.
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∙ 17y agoActually, a cyclone is another name for a hurricane so they are the same size.
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∙ 10y agoNo. A typhoon is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. So a typhoon is actually stronger than the typical cyclone.
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∙ 11y agoAll hurricanes are cyclones, but not all cyclones are hurricanes.
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∙ 11y agoA hurricane is a type of cyclone. Hurricanes, typhoons, and severe tropical cyclones which are the the most severe variety.
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Is a cyclone more close to a tornado or a hurricane?
A cyclone is more like a hurricane. In fact a hurricane is a type of cyclone.
What is a powerful hurricane like storm?
Typhoon or Cyclone
Does a hurricane or a cyclone produce more rain?
A hurricane is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. Generally speaking, a hurricane produces more rain than other types of cyclone.
Describe a category 3 hurricane?
A category 3 hurricane is a powerful tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 111 to 129 mph.
What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
Is a cyclone more close to a tornado or a hurricane?
A cyclone is more like a hurricane. In fact a hurricane is a type of cyclone.
What is a powerful hurricane like storm?
Typhoon or Cyclone
Does a hurricane or a cyclone produce more rain?
A hurricane is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. Generally speaking, a hurricane produces more rain than other types of cyclone.
Is a hurricane more powerful then a cyclone?
Yes and no. A hurricane is a type of cyclone, but is the most powerful variety. A hurricane is defined as a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. While a few other types of cyclone have achieved winds comparable to those of a category 1 hurricane, hurricane winds can exceed 150 mph. Only a few other types of winds event can produce such winds (such as tornadoes and microbursts), but non of those quite qualify as cyclones. Gay no one cares about this crap
The most powerful storms on the earth are?
Hurricanes. Like - Typhoons and Cyclone
Describe a category 3 hurricane?
A category 3 hurricane is a powerful tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 111 to 129 mph.
What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
What is the most powerful storm called?
Id assume a cyclone or a hurricane would be the strongest storm
Hurricane a cyclone or anticyclone?
A hurricane is an intense tropical cyclone.
Was Hurricane Katrina a cyclone?
Yes. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone.
Why was hurricane sandy a super storm?
At landfall in the U.S. Sandy was not truly a hurricane any more as the storm had lost its tropical characteristics. For much of the time that it was active Sandy combined traits of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone, becoming a sort of extremely large and powerful hybrid cyclone.
Was hurricane Katrina a tropical cyclone?
Yes, hurricane is a name for a tropical cyclone.
