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if your talkng about the Pacific Ocean near California then its hurricnes if its western pacific then its typhoons

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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.


Cyclonic low-pressure storms of high winds that develop over water are called?

hurricanes


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 ocean is famous for famous for its destructive storms?

Pacific


Hurricanes are pacific ocean storms?

Technically, the term hurricane applies to an intense tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere occurring either in either the Atlantic Ocean or in the Pacific Ocean east of 180 degrees longitude. Intense tropical cyclones in the west of the line and north of the equator are called typhoons while those south of the equator are simply called cyclones.


What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?

A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.


What are hurricanes in the western part of pacific ocean known as?

They are called by the name "Typhoons". Until they are mature, they are cyclonic storms


What are the three names for tropical storms that reach over 74 mph?

In the Atlantic and eastern Pacific they north of the equator are called hurricanes. In the western Pacific north of the equator they are called typhoons. In the northern Indian Ocean they are called very severe cyclonic storms.


Violent wind and rain storms that form over the oceans in the tropics are called?

Such storms are overall called tropical cyclones. They go by different names in different regions. In the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific they are called hurricanes. In the western Pacific they are called typhoons. In the southern Pacific and Indian Oceans they simply are called cyclones.


What is a cyclone in the Indian Ocean known as in the Pacific ocean?

Cyclones in both the Indian ocean and the Pacific Ocean are called cyclones.They are known as hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Americas, and typhoons in Asia.


What is the Pacific Ocean called now?

The Pacific Ocean


Ocean famous for its destructive storms?

All oceans are famous for their destructive storms. These storms come out of what seems like nowhere and can be devastating for everyone involved.