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What are the different types of natural hurricanes that can cause people problems?

typhoons,tropical cyclones,and hurricanes are all troublesome types of hurricanes


Do tropical areas get hurricanes cyclones and typhoons?

Hurricanes and typhoons occur in tropical areas, but can move into extratropical areas as well. There are different types of cyclone, however. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and tropical depressions) form in tropical regions but extratropical and polar lows are cyclones as well.


What do hurricanes typhoons and tropical cyclones have in common answers?

Tropical cyclone is a generic term that includes both hurricanes and typhoons. Both hurricanes and typhoons are classified as tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. The only difference is that a hurricane is in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific while a typhoon is in the western Pacific.


Are all hurricanes cyclones and tornadoes named?

No. All hurricanes and other tropical cyclones above tropical depression strength get named, however extratropical cyclones are not named. Tornadoes never get names.


What is the difference between cyclones hurricanes typhoons and tornadoes?

Typhoons and hurricanes are essentially the same thing, only a hurricane occurs in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific, while a typhoon is in the western Pacific. Both are classed as tropical cyclones wind winds of at least 74 mph.A cyclone is virtually any low pressure system, this includes hurricanes and typhoons, as well as other, much less severe weather systems. Cyclones are typically several hundred miles wide. A cyclones is generally an independent system that often produces a variety of weatherA tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are tiny compared with cyclones, rarely over a mile wide, though they are typically more violent. Also, unlike a cyclone a tornado is not its own weather system but is dependent on a larger parent storm.

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When are Cyclones Hurricanes Typhoons and Tornadoes most likely to occur?

Cyclones are a broad category of storm systems that include hurricanes and typhoons and occur at all times of storm. Hurricanes and typhoons are essentially the same kind of storm only caller hurricanes in the north Atlantic and northeast Pacific and are called typhoons in the northwest Pacific Ocean. North Atlantic hurricanes mostly occur in June-November. Northeast Pacific hurricanes mostly occur May-November. Typhoons typically occur April-January. Tornadoes are most common in the months of April-June


Does a hurricane trigger a tornado?

It is fairly common for a hurricane to produce tornadoes around landfall, however, not all hurricanes produce tornadoes, and most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes.


Do hurricanes tornadoes and typhoons harm the Florida panhandle?

Hurricanes and tornadoes have caused damage in the Florida panhandle. A typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane, but the term is used exclusively to describe a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean.


Are typhoons hurricanes that spin clockwise?

No, typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclone are all the exact same thing except where they originate in the world.


Do tornadoes or hurricanes occur in the tropics?

Hurricanes occur in the tropics, while tornadoes can occur in various regions, including the tropics. In the tropics, tornadoes are less common compared to hurricanes due to the different atmospheric conditions that typically favor the formation of hurricanes over tornadoes.


Do storms turn?

Some do. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons etc.), extratropical cyclones/lows, Some thunderstorms (mostly supercells), and tornadoes are all storms that rotate.


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.


Is precipitation one thing hurricanes thunderstorms and tornadoes have in common?

All hurricanes and nearly all thunderstorms produce precipitation. Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms and so are nearly always accompanied by precipitation, but they do not produce precipitation.


What are the different types of natural hurricanes that can cause people problems?

typhoons,tropical cyclones,and hurricanes are all troublesome types of hurricanes


What do tornadoes hurricanes cyclones blizzards and thunderstorms have in common?

All are forms of potentially dangerous weather.


Is cyclone another word for hurricane?

Yes, tropical depressions are called:-Hurricanes in the Atlantic OceanCyclones in the Indian Oceanand Typhoons in the Pacific Ocean.They are all the same thing. [Tornadoes are different].


Does a hurricane create a tornado?

Many hurricanes, but not all, produce tornadoes. However, most tornadoes do not come from hurricanes.