Generally not. A tropical storm is the same type of storm as a hurricane except weaker. A tropical storm has sustained winds ranging from39 to 73 mph. One winds hit 74 mph or higher it is considered a hurricane.
Tropical Storm Ike became a hurricane on September 3, 2008.
A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its sustained winds reach or exceed 74 mph (119 km/h). This increase in wind speed marks the transition from a tropical storm to a hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Yes there has been a hurricane that has been named Victoria but not Tori. But Victoria was just a tropical storm but i still think it was really a hurricane instead of a tropical storm.
"Hurricane" Zeta was never a hurricane, just a tropical storm. There were no deaths from Tropical Storm Zeta.
So far, as of August 27, 2012 not hurricanes have hit the U.S. Currently, however, Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strike the U.S. as a hurricane. It is also possible that other hurricanes will hit the U.S. in 2012 but we don't know what the names will be.
Interestingly, the worst storm of the 2001 Hurricane season was Tropical Storm Allison, which fell short of becoming a hurricane. It was the costliest storm of the year causing $5.5 billion in damage. 41 people were killed.
The worst storm that year was Tropical Depression Five-E, which killed one person in Mexico.
Hurricane Andrew obviously started as a Tropical storm . every single hurricane starts as a tropical storm hurricanes can sometimes go from a tropical storm to A Up from hurricane to a tropical storm very quickly . but the wind speed to start a hurricane is 74 anything less is a tropical storm
No. A hurricane is a kind of storm and is one of the worst kinds if not the worst.
Tropical Depression and then Tropical Storm THEN Hurricane!
A hurricane will start as a Tropical Wave. It then becomes a Tropical Depression. A TD is given a number but not a name. Once the TD reaches 39 mile per hour winds its given a name and becomes a Tropical Storm. After reaching 74 mile per hour winds it becomes a hurricane.
Alex is either a tropical storm or a hurricane. Either way, if it is a hurricane, cateigory 1.
Just a tropical storm. Tropical storm and hurricane are just different intensity levels of the same type of weather system.
Katrina was the 5th hurricane, 11th tropical storm and 12th tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Ike became a hurricane on September 3, 2008.
Tropical storm Allision was never a hurricane, only a tropical storm. To be a hurricane, a storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Allison's winds never got above 60 mph.
tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane