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Any one of these can form over the ocean, but only a hurricane does so exclusively.

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What is a hurricane that forms over the Indian Ocean?

A hurricane that forms over the Indian ocean is called a cyclone.


Does the ocean turn like a tornado during a hurricane?

It dose not turn like a tornado.


What is a hurricane called that forms over the Atlantic Ocean?

A hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean is simply called a hurricane.


Is hurricane and tornado in a bottle the same thing?

If you mean a hurricane in a bottle then yes, a hurricane in a bottle and a tornado in a bottle are the same thing. In shape, however, the vortex bears more resemblance to a tornado than a hurricane.


What develops over warm ocean water a hurricane or a tornado?

A hurricane. Tornadoes are more often a land-based phenomenon.


What ocean does a tornado form over?

Tornadoes generally form over land, not the ocean. You are thinking of hurricanes. The term hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that occurs over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific ocean.


Is a twister and a hurricane the same?

No. A hurricane is a large scale self-sustaining storm system that forms over tropical ocean water. A twister, more commonly called a tornado, is a small-scale but violent vortex that forms from and is dependent on a parent thunderstorm and is usually made visible by a funnel cloud.


A tornado over the sea is called a toofan Can you think of another word for tornado or hurricane which you think might have come from toofan?

A tornado at sea is not called a "toofan," it is called a waterspout. You may be confusing this with "typhoon" which is a hurricane in the western Pacific Ocean.


Is hurricane a land disaster?

Not quite. A hurricane forms over the ocean, but usually only cause significant damage if they hit land. When they strike, the worst damage is usually limited to coastal areas, but severe flooding and occasional tornado outbreaks can occur further inland.


What causes a group of thunderstorms to become hurricane?

The thunderstorm might go down and turn into a tornado and then when it hits the ocean it might turn into a hurricane


What do you call a tornado that forms over a calm sea?

A tornado on water is called a waterspout.


Can a hurricane fight a tornado?

No. Hurricanes and tornadoes are not alive and thus cannot fight. They operate on completely different scales and thus do not come into conflict. It is farily common for tornadoes to develop in the storm bands of a hurricane.