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Both hurricanes and wave cyclones are low pressure storm systems with cyclonic rotation, that is they rotate counterclockwise if they are in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.

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Was there ever a hurricane named lucy?

No, there has not been a hurricane named Lucy in the Atlantic hurricane basin. The name Lucy has not been used for tropical cyclones in the Atlantic.


Can two cyclones happen at once?

Yes. Extratropical cyclones happen all the time, and at times the Atlantic Ocean has had as many as 5 tropical cyclones at the same time. Right now (August 18, 2010) there are two tropical cyclones in the Pacific: Tropical Storm Fernanda and Hurricane Greg


Is a cyclone a small hurricane?

That depends on the definition. By the Australian definition a cyclone is necessarily a tropical cyclone. However, that is not the case by North American and European standards. In higher latitudes extratropical, or mid-latitude cyclones are the norm. In short, though, both tropical and extratropical cyclones can be considered as "normal" cyclones.


Is the direction of a hurricane always counterclockwise or clockwise?

Tropical cyclones (the generic term for hurricanes and similar storms) rotate counterclockwise when they occur in the northern hemisphere and clockwise when they occur in the southern hemisphere. Since the term hurricane applies to a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere, a hurricane will always rotate counter clockwise. However, aside from the direction of rotation there is no real difference between northern and southern hemisphere tropical cyclones.


In India a hurricane is called a?

In India, a hurricane is called a cyclone. Cyclones are intense tropical storms with winds that rotate around a low-pressure center and can bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges.