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A cyclone is any type of large scale, rotating low pressure system. These include hurricanes, tropical storms, mid-latitude lows, and polar lows. A tropical storm is, therefore, only one type of cyclone. It is weaker than a hurricane, having wind speeds between 39 and 73 miles per hour. Tropical storms and hurricanes fall into the category of "tropical cyclone."

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What is the difference between a tropical drepression and a tropical storm?

The difference is in intensity. A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with winds under 39 mph. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph to 73 mph.


What is the difference between a tropical depression and a tropical storm and a hurricane?

A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds under 39 mph. A tropical storm one with sustained winds from 39 mph to 73 mph. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 mph or greater.


Can a tropical storm be upgraded into a tropical cyclone?

No, a tropical storm and a tropical cyclone are different stages of development in a tropical weather system. A tropical storm can evolve into a tropical cyclone if it intensifies further in terms of wind speeds, typically reaching sustained winds of at least 74 mph.


Is a cyclone a tropical storm?

No, in general meteorological terms a tropical storm s a type of cyclone.


What do you call a cyclone?

A Cyclone or Tropical Storm.


What is the relationship between hurricane tropical storms and tropical storms?

Tropical storms and hurricanes are different intensity levels of the same type of storm: a tropical cyclone. The difference is that a tropical storm has winds of 39-73 mph and a hurricane has winds of 74 mph or greater.


What is the diffences between a tropical depression a tropical storm and a hurricane?

Simply one of strength. When a tropical cyclone has sustained winds under 39 mph it is a tropical depression. When a tropical cyclone has sustained winds from 39 mph to 73 mph it is s a tropical storm. When a tropical cyclone has winds of 74 mph or higher it is a hurricane.


How do a meteorologists determine the difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane?

By measuring the sustained wind speed. If the wind speed of a tropical cyclone is anywhere in the range of 39 to 73 mph then it is a tropical storm. If the wind speed is 74 mph or greater then it is a hurricane.


What is a tropical revolving storm?

A cyclone.


Is a tropical storm the same as tropical depression?

No. A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with winds under 39 mph. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with winds from 39 mph to 73 mph.


What are two names for tropical storm?

Tropical cyclone and typhoons.


What is a post tropical cyclone?

A post tropical cyclone is a cyclone that was once tropical (i.e. a hurricane or tropical storm) that has lost tropical characteristics such as a warm core, but stil retains its circulation.