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a strong storm in the western pacific is either called a tropical storm if it does not have as powerful of winds. it is called a hurrican if it is more powerful. there are 5 categories of a hurrican. 1,2,3,4, and 5. 5 is most powerful. 1 is least powerful
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoA large rotating wind and rainstorm in the Western Pacific Ocean is called a typhoon. The same storm is called a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
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What is a another name for a typhoon?
Sandy cheeksBecause in sponge square pants their is a squirrel name sandy and here last name is cheeks and so you get...Sandy Cheeksthanks a lot sandy cheeks
What was the name of the western portion of the transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad.
When will the name Kelly be added to the hurricane list of names?
Kelly has already been used to name a tropical storm in the western Pacific, where hurricanes are called typhoons. Other than that, the name Kelly would only be added to a list of hurricane names of another storm with a name beginning with "K"is bad enough to be retired. There is no way of knowing when this will happen or, if and when it does, if Kelly will be the replacement name. The next opportunity for this would be later this year, if a storm named Katia is particularly bad.
What is the name of the ocean east of the western hemisphere and west of the eastern hemisphere?
The name of the ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
What is Australia's region?
Oceania is the official collective name for Australia, New Zealand and surrounding Islands of the South Western Pacific
What does it mean if your nickname is storm?
it means your stubborn, strong, mean, fussy, always arguing, and etc. how i know that because my nick name is storm.
What is typhoon another word for?
Hurricane and Cyclone. Typhoon is the name given in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean, Cyclone is the name given in in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean and Hurricane is the name given in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - to the same weather event.
What hurricane name in 2011starts with an e?
In the Atlantic in 2011 the was Tropical Storm Emily. In the eastern Pacific there was Hurricane Eugene.
What is the name of a storm that often starts with strong rising currents of moist air?
tornado or hurricane
What is the name of the very deep trench in the western pacific ocean?
it is called deetreston
Are hurricanes called typhoon?
Aside from the name, not much is different. Both are severe tropical systems that have wind speeds greater than 74 mph. They are called "hurricanes" in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. But once your go west across the International Dateline and into the western Pacific Ocean, they're called typhoons. Typhoons generally tend to be stronger than hurricanes, but only because there's warmer water in the western Pacific and are better conditions for storm development.
What was the name of the railroad that connected east and west?
The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroads.
