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What is the current status of tropical activity in the Atlantic Ocean?

As of now, there are no active tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.


Are hurricanes given names while tropical storms are not?

Hurricanes and tropical storms are both named. Hurricanes have more detailed and already thought of names, while tropical storms aren't as important.


Where in the world can you find hurricanes?

Tropical cyclones (the generic term for hurricanes and similar storms) are most common in the western portions of oceans in the tropics. Such storms are called hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean and the eastern Pacific hurricane.


Are hurricanes tropical storms?

Yes


Does hurricanes have tropical storms?

yes


What is the tropical cy clone?

A tropical cyclone is another name for a hurricane. When massive storms grow in the Atlantic, they're known as hurricanes. However, then storms that large build in the Pacific, they're known as typhoons.


What are the names of the tropical storms that did not form into hurricanes?

There have been too many tropical storm in history to list them all here. So here are the Atlantic storms of 2012 that did not become hurricanes: Alberto Beryl Debby Florence Helene Joyce Oscar And in the eastern Pacific in 2012: Aletta Hector John Kristy Norman


What are the names of the next 2 Hurricanes?

The next to Atlantic tropical storms will be named Gaston and Hermine.


Does every severe storm in the Atlantic becomes a hurricane?

No. There are two criteria for a storm to be considered a hurricane. It must by a tropical and the maximum sustained winds must be at least 74 mph. Many storms in the Atlantic are either extratropical or subtropical and may that are tropical never attain winds of 74 mph.


What are tropical storms with high winds and heavy rains called?

Tropical storms with high winds and heavy rains are called hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean, and typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean.


Why is hurricane Irene Irene?

Names for tropical storms and hurricanes are selected an alphabetical list. Irene was the ninth Atlantic tropical storm to form in 2011 and Irene was the ninth name on the list.


What were the names of hurricanes in 2011?

Of the 18 named Atlantic tropical storms that occurred in 2011, 7 became hurricanes. Those storms were Irene, Katia, Maria, Nate, Philippe, Ophelia, and Rina. In the Pacific there were 11 named storms of which 10 became hurricanes. Those hurricanes were Adrian, Beatriz, Calvin, Dora, Eugene, Greg, Hilary, Irwin, Jova, and Kenneth.