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technically they are called tropical cyclones. They are basically swirling SYSTEM of storms that originate over tropical or sub-tropical water. Hurricanes specifically are only the ones that happen in the atlantic and parts of the north pacific from June to November. In the south pacific and indian ocean they are called typhoons. In the southern hemisphere they just call them tropical cyclones. if it is a weak “hurricane” it is a tropical depression. But, they are all technically the same weather phenomenon……..tropical cylones.
Difference is where they originate, their strength, and their size. A hurricane is a lot of real bad thunderstorms all swirling around each other.
from a strength standpoint, a thunderstorm can’t even touch the power of a hurricane. The only comparative type of storm system that can form over land is a tornado. Even then, a tornado might produce stronger wind than a hurricane, but over a fraction of the area lasting just a few minutes while hurricanes are typically hundreds of miles wide and last days.
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