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What is the difference between a tropical storm hurricane and a tornado?
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∙ 13y ago
They are both tropical cyclones. A tropical cyclone with wind speeds less than 39 mph is a tropical depression. A tropical depression lacks the familiar shape and eye of the more severe tropical cyclones
A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone has wind speeds between 39 mph and 73 mph. While it has the familiar spiral shape it does not have the well defined eye of a hurricane.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoBoth a tropical storm and hurricane are large scale weather systems that bring strong winds rain and flooding. The only difference between a tropical storm and hurricane is intensity: A tropical storm has winds of 39 to 73 mph. A hurricane has winds of 74 mph or higher. The storms, collectively known as tropical cyclones, are typically hundreds of miles across. The form over warm ocean water and last for days.
A tornado is much smaller and more short lived. The very largest of tornadoes are no more than 2.5 miles wide, though are usually under 200 yards. Most tornadoes last a few minutes, though life-spans may range from a few seconds to over three hours.
Tornadoes generally form over land. Winds range from 65 mph to over 300 mph.
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∙ 12y agoA tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds in the range of 39-73 mph. A weaker tropical cyclone is called a tropical depression. A stronger one, depending on where it occurs, is called a hurricane, typhoon, or a severe tropical cyclone.
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∙ 6y agoThe difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is the wind speed. Tropical Storms winds goes from 39-73mph. A hurricane has winds of 74 mph or higher.
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Which continent has never had a typhoon and tornado?
Antarctica has never recorded a tornado or a tropical cyclone (hurricane or typhoon).
Which is the odd one out and why tropical cyclone tornado hurricane typhoon?
The odd one out is a tornado. Hurricanes and typhoons are both strong tropical cyclones and their own weather systems. A tornado is neither tropical nor a cyclone, but is instead a small-scale weather event that is dependent on a larger parent storm.
What is a another name for a typhoon?
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Is related to a hurricane and tornado by it starts with a C and it has the S sound and it?
The word you are looking for is "cyclone." A hurricane is an intense tropical cyclone and tornadoes are sometimes called cyclones as well, though it is technically incorrect to do so.
Which type of severe weather is not considered an intense tropical storm?
Although a Tornado can form from a Hurricane. Tornadoes can come from other system, that is why it is not considered a intense tropical storm. Related link will tell you more about Tornadoes.
Which continent has never had a typhoon and tornado?
Antarctica has never recorded a tornado or a tropical cyclone (hurricane or typhoon).
What is the difference between storms?
a tornado, typhoon, cyclone, twister, and hurricane are pretty much the same.
What is the difference between hurricane and thunderstrom?
a hurricane is like a tornado but on water while a thunderstorm is electricity built up in the clouds waiting to strike
What is the difference between a tornado and a tornado watch?
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. A tornado watch is a weather advisory that indicates that conditions in a region are favorable for the formation of tornadoes.
Which is the odd one out and why tropical cyclone tornado hurricane typhoon?
The odd one out is a tornado. Hurricanes and typhoons are both strong tropical cyclones and their own weather systems. A tornado is neither tropical nor a cyclone, but is instead a small-scale weather event that is dependent on a larger parent storm.
What is difference between a typhoon and a tornado?
A typhoon is a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the Western Pacific Area and the China seas. A tornado is a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the middle west of America and charctarised by a long funnel shaped cloud extending towards the ground, made visible by condensation and debris
Which has a faster air pressure fall between a hurricane or tornado?
A tornado produces a greater pressure drop over a shorter distance than a hurricane.
Who would win in a fight a tornado or a hurricane?
There is no conflict between a hurricane and a tornado. In fact, hurricanes often produce tornadoes. However, if you were to somehow pitch the force of a hurricane against the force of a tornado, the hurricane would "win" without being significantly affected. Although a tornado can have faster winds than a hurricane, hurricanes are much larger and have several orders of magnitude more energy than a tornado.
Is tropical cyclones another way of saying Tornado?
No. A tropical cyclone is a storm such as a tropical storm, hurricane, or typhoon. In other words, a large-scale storm system the develops over warm ocean water. A tornado is a small-scale but intense vortex that is not necessarily tropical and can easily form over land.
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.
What are other names for a hurricane?
cyclone. gale. storm. tornado. twister. blow. tempest. typhoon.
How long did the Mississippi hurricane last in 2010?
There was no hurricane in Mississippi in 2010. The closest that MS got to a hurricane were the remnants of Tropical Depression Five on August 11 (which lasted 1 day). You may be confusing this with the EF4 tornado that hit Yazoo, City Mississippi on April 24. That tornado lasted about about 3 hours.
