It generally isn't. It is calm at the center of a hurricane, in a part called the eye, which a tropical depression does not have. In a hurricane the winds spin very rapidly about the center, getting stronger as yo go further in. Eventually you rach the eye wall, where the strongest winds occur. Here the wind is rotating about the center so fast that it gannot go further in, thus creating a calm area at the center of the storm.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with winds less than 39 mph. Above that limit it is considered a tropical storm. A tropical depression is of much lower intensity and is generally not as well organized as a hurricane.
Isaac began as a tropical depression.
It's located EXACTLY in the middle of the hurricane. The eye isabout 2 miles long usually and is very calm and quiet and non threatening like the rest of the hurricane which is deadly.
Katrina was only a tropical depression for a few hours. Soon after forming, Tropical Depression 12 became Tropical Storm Katrina.
The "eye" is a calm and clear area at the center of a tropical cyclone, surrounded by the eyewall where the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall occur. The eye typically has light winds and partly cloudy skies, but can vary in size from a few kilometers to over 100 kilometers wide.
A tropical depression is more organized than a tropical disturbance. It has a closed circulation and a definite center of rotation, which a disturbance lacks.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that blows in a large spiral around a relatively calm center eye.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that blows in a large spiral around a relatively calm center eye.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with winds less than 39 mph. Above that limit it is considered a tropical storm. A tropical depression is of much lower intensity and is generally not as well organized as a hurricane.
Isaac began as a tropical depression.
It's located EXACTLY in the middle of the hurricane. The eye isabout 2 miles long usually and is very calm and quiet and non threatening like the rest of the hurricane which is deadly.
A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with winds under 39 mph. When winds reach or exceed that limit it is called a tropical storm and is given a name. Tropical depression 9 denotes the 9th tropical cyclone of that year in a particular ocean basin.
A tropical depression has winds under 39 mph.
Katrina was only a tropical depression for a few hours. Soon after forming, Tropical Depression 12 became Tropical Storm Katrina.
The "eye" is a calm and clear area at the center of a tropical cyclone, surrounded by the eyewall where the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall occur. The eye typically has light winds and partly cloudy skies, but can vary in size from a few kilometers to over 100 kilometers wide.
No, a hurricane does not start as a tropical depression. A hurricane forms from a tropical cyclone, which originates as a tropical depression. Tropical depressions are the first stage of a developing tropical system, followed by tropical storms and then hurricanes if conditions are favorable.
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.