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Hurricanes are tropical systems, which do not feature fronts. Fronts are associated with air mass boundaries, of which there are none in the tropics (the only air masses are tropical!). Mid-latitude cyclones feed on the energy generated by these boundaries, but hurricanes are very different animals. They feed primarily on latent heat generated from evaporating ocean water. There is a gray area when hurricanes move into higher latitudes and can transition into "extratropical cyclones", and can actually transition into more of a mid-latitude cyclone with fronts, but that is only when it moves out of the tropics.
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What types of fronts cause a hurricane?
None. Hurricanes are not associated with fronts.
Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with what?
Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with low pressure. It is also associated with a middle latitude cyclone.
Do hurricane have fronts?
No. Hurricanes don't have fronts, they only have the eye, eye wall, and then the outer part of the hurricane.
Stratocumulus clouds are associated with what kind of fronts?
cold fronts
Does a warm front cause a hurricane?
A hurrican is a tropical weather system. As such, if one enters the temperate latitudes, it will constitude a warm air mass. When it is in the tropics, the air is almost universally warm, so weather systems in the tropics are generally not thought of in terms of warm and cold air masses.
What types of fronts cause a hurricane?
None. Hurricanes are not associated with fronts.
What weather front causes hurricanes?
None. Hurricanes are tropical systems that are not associated with fronts.
Does a cold front form a hurricane?
No. Hurricanes are not associated with fronts.
What fronts are tornadoes created by?
Tornadoes are most often associated with cold fronts, but they also frequently form along dry lines and occasionally along warm fronts. Some tornadoes, such as those spawned by hurricanes, form in the absence of any front.
Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with what?
Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with low pressure. It is also associated with a middle latitude cyclone.
What fronts are stratocumulus clouds associated with?
Cold fronts
Do hurricane have fronts?
No. Hurricanes don't have fronts, they only have the eye, eye wall, and then the outer part of the hurricane.
Stratocumulus clouds are associated with what kind of fronts?
cold fronts
What are some fronts that are associated with thunderstorms?
warm fronts with low pressure
What occur at fronts?
Fronts are typically associated with rain showers and thunderstorms.
Are tornadoes associated with warm fronts?
Generally not. Tornadoes and other severe weather are more often associated with cold fronts.
Is a tornado associated with hurricanes?
It is not uncommon for a hurricane to produce tornadoes at landfall. But most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes and not all hurricanes produce tornadoes.
