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Not necessarily, hurricanes are much larger in size and force. Hurricanes are a storm and tornadoes are the result of a storm. Tornadoes are rotational winds and a hurricane is a rotaional storm but they are two very different phenomena.
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∙ 9y agoTornadoes are often called "twisters." The term "cyclone"generally describes a large-scale low pressure system with a closed circulation (although it is also an old-fashioned word for "tornado").
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∙ 12y agoYe. A "hurricane" that occurs in the Pacific Ocean north of the equator and west of the International Date Line is called a typhoon.
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∙ 13y agoNo, tornadoes are called twisters.
Hurricanes and tornadoes are two very different things.
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∙ 11y agoNowhere. Twister is another word for a tornado, not a hurricane.
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Do hurricanes happen in china?
Sort of. The only difference is there "hurricanes" are called typhoons.
What are hurricanes called over the china sea?
Hurricanes in the western part of the Pacific basin are called typhoons.
Are there hurricanes in China?
Pretty much, yes, however, in that part of the world they are called typhoons.
What do other countries call hurricanes?
In parts of east Asia, they are called Typhoons. They can also be called cyclones.
In what part of the world is a hurricane called a typhoon?
Storms that are similar to hurricanes are called typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean north of the equator.
What are the hurracanes in America called?
We call them hurricanes and sometimes, on the west coast, they refer to them as typhoons.
What are hurricanes called in the northern pasific?
Typhoons
What are hurricanes called that form in Asia?
They are called typhoons. :D
What are hurricanes form in Asia called?
They are called typhoons. :D
Do hurricanes happen in china?
Sort of. The only difference is there "hurricanes" are called typhoons.
What are hurricanes called in South East Asia?
"Hurricanes" that impact East Asia are called typhoons.
What are hurricanes called in Aisia?
From what I've seen on other answers, Hurricanes are called typhoons in Asia.
What are hurricanes that formed in Asia?
They are called typhoons. :D
What are hurricanes called over the china sea?
Hurricanes in the western part of the Pacific basin are called typhoons.
Do hurricanes hit Japan?
They hit Japan but are called Typhoons
What are other names for hurricanes?
They can be called, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons and willy-willies
Are hurricanes always called hurricanes?
No they are not always called hurricanes. Win the western Pacific they are called typhoons and in the southern Pacific they are called cyclones. The generic term is tropical cyclone.
