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Tornadoes are significantly different from the rest. They are very tight high speed spinning columns of air. They’re at most a few kilometers in diameter which makes them far smaller than the rest. Some regions may refer to them as cyclones in common speech but they’re not what meteorologists mean when they say cyclones
Cyclones are the more general form for the rest. Its a large air mass that rotates around a low pressure center.
If the cyclone forms in the tropical regions of the Atlantic ocean or eastern Pacific then its a hurricane. If it forms in the central or western Pacific tropical regions then its a Typhoon. They’re the same type of storm just with different names in different regions
If it forms in the winter and runs ashore in New England it might get referred to as a Nor’easter
Weather stations in the states have gotten excited about referring to things a Bomb Cyclones when they would have just referred to them as “blizzards” back in the 90s
Hurricanes and typhoons are both types of powerful cyclone storms. Cyclone is a general word for spinning storms that originate over tropical or subtropical waters. The only difference between a typhoon and a hurricane, is the place where they form.
In the Atlantic ocean, it’s a hurricane, in the Pacific, it’s a typhoon.
Other cyclones include “tropical storms”, and “tropical depressions”, which are weaker versions of the same thing.
Tornados are the odd one out here. Tornados are spinning portions of thunderstorms, but they don’t form the same way that typhoons or hurricanes do. They often form in situations where 2 different temperature weather fronts mix and create smaller bits that spin. The exact cause of formation of tornados is still unknown.
Hurricanes, tropical cyclones, and typhoons are large tropical storms with sustained winds over 75 mph (119km/h). In the northeast Pacific and North Atlantic they are called Hurricanes and tracked and named by the US National Hurricane Center. Large storms in the Northwest Pacific (west of the international date line) are called Typhoons and tracked and named by Japan’s Typhoon Centre using names contributed from many East Asian countries.
Large storms south of the equator are called Tropical Cyclones (which is also the catch-all name for any of the 3 types). There are several regional weather organizations. In most of the Indian Ocean, India does the naming. Australia and Fiji split much of the South Pacific.
Brazil tracks storms in the South Atlantic (although there has been only one tropical cyclone in the region).
So hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are all the same thing. Very large storms many miles in diameter, with strong sustained winds, powered by warm ocean currents and spun up by the the coriolis effect. The highest sustained winds recorded were 215 mph (345km/h)
Tornadoes are a completely different phenomenon. Tornadogenesis is subject to ongoing research, but they arise out of thunderstorms. Most of them are small and weak, a few may be a few miles or kilometers wide. They can have winds up to 301mph (484km/h).
Tornadoes are significantly different from the rest. They are very tight high speed spinning columns of air. They’re at most a few kilometers in diameter which makes them far smaller than the rest. Some regions may refer to them as cyclones in common speech but they’re not what meteorologists mean when they say cyclones
Cyclones are the more general form for the rest. Its a large air mass that rotates around a low pressure center.
If the cyclone forms in the tropical regions of the Atlantic ocean or eastern Pacific then its a hurricane. If it forms in the central or western Pacific tropical regions then its a Typhoon. They’re the same type of storm just with different names in different regions
If it forms in the winter and runs ashore in New England it might get referred to as a Nor’easter
Weather stations in the states have gotten excited about referring to things a Bomb Cyclones when they would have just referred to them as “blizzards” back in the 90s
Tornadoes are significantly different from the rest. They are very tight high speed spinning columns of air. They’re at most a few kilometers in diameter which makes them far smaller than the rest. Some regions may refer to them as cyclones in common speech but they’re not what meteorologists mean when they say cyclones
Cyclones are the more general form for the rest. Its a large air mass that rotates around a low pressure center.
If the cyclone forms in the tropical regions of the Atlantic ocean or eastern Pacific then its a hurricane. If it forms in the central or western Pacific tropical regions then its a Typhoon. They’re the same type of storm just with different names in different regions
If it forms in the winter and runs ashore in New England it might get referred to as a Nor’easter
Weather stations in the states have gotten excited about referring to things a Bomb Cyclones when they would have just referred to them as “blizzards” back in the 90s
Hurricanes and typhoons are both types of powerful cyclone storms. Cyclone is a general word for spinning storms that originate over tropical or subtropical waters. The only difference between a typhoon and a hurricane, is the place where they form.
In the Atlantic ocean, it’s a hurricane, in the Pacific, it’s a typhoon.
Other cyclones include “tropical storms”, and “tropical depressions”, which are weaker versions of the same thing.
Tornados are the odd one out here. Tornados are spinning portions of thunderstorms, but they don’t form the same way that typhoons or hurricanes do. They often form in situations where 2 different temperature weather fronts mix and create smaller bits that spin. The exact cause of formation of tornados is still unknown.
Hurricanes, tropical cyclones, and typhoons are large tropical storms with sustained winds over 75 mph (119km/h). In the northeast Pacific and North Atlantic they are called Hurricanes and tracked and named by the US National Hurricane Center. Large storms in the Northwest Pacific (west of the international date line) are called Typhoons and tracked and named by Japan’s Typhoon Centre using names contributed from many East Asian countries.
Large storms south of the equator are called Tropical Cyclones (which is also the catch-all name for any of the 3 types). There are several regional weather organizations. In most of the Indian Ocean, India does the naming. Australia and Fiji split much of the South Pacific.
Brazil tracks storms in the South Atlantic (although there has been only one tropical cyclone in the region).
So hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are all the same thing. Very large storms many miles in diameter, with strong sustained winds, powered by warm ocean currents and spun up by the the coriolis effect. The highest sustained winds recorded were 215 mph (345km/h)
Tornadoes are a completely different phenomenon. Tornadogenesis is subject to ongoing research, but they arise out of thunderstorms. Most of them are small and weak, a few may be a few miles or kilometers wide. They can have winds up to 301mph (484km/h).
Hurricanes and typhoons are both types of powerful cyclone storms. Cyclone is a general word for spinning storms that originate over tropical or subtropical waters. The only difference between a typhoon and a hurricane, is the place where they form.
In the Atlantic ocean, it’s a hurricane, in the Pacific, it’s a typhoon.
Other cyclones include “tropical storms”, and “tropical depressions”, which are weaker versions of the same thing.
Tornados are the odd one out here. Tornados are spinning portions of thunderstorms, but they don’t form the same way that typhoons or hurricanes do. They often form in situations where 2 different temperature weather fronts mix and create smaller bits that spin. The exact cause of formation of tornados is still unknown.
Hurricanes, tropical cyclones, and typhoons are large tropical storms with sustained winds over 75 mph (119km/h). In the northeast Pacific and North Atlantic they are called Hurricanes and tracked and named by the US National Hurricane Center. Large storms in the Northwest Pacific (west of the international date line) are called Typhoons and tracked and named by Japan’s Typhoon Centre using names contributed from many East Asian countries.
Large storms south of the equator are called Tropical Cyclones (which is also the catch-all name for any of the 3 types). There are several regional weather organizations. In most of the Indian Ocean, India does the naming. Australia and Fiji split much of the South Pacific.
Brazil tracks storms in the South Atlantic (although there has been only one tropical cyclone in the region).
So hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are all the same thing. Very large storms many miles in diameter, with strong sustained winds, powered by warm ocean currents and spun up by the the coriolis effect. The highest sustained winds recorded were 215 mph (345km/h)
Tornadoes are a completely different phenomenon. Tornadogenesis is subject to ongoing research, but they arise out of thunderstorms. Most of them are small and weak, a few may be a few miles or kilometers wide. They can have winds up to 301mph (484km/h).
Alright little buddy, imagine this:
– Tornadoes are like super-fast spinning tops that show up during big storms. They can be really small or really big, but they usually don’t last very long. They can knock over trees and houses when they touch the ground.
– Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all big, spinning stormy circles that happen over the ocean. They are like big brothers to tornadoes, but they last longer and cover a larger area.
The only difference between these three is where they happen:
Hurricanes happen near the United States and Caribbean.
Typhoons happen near Asia.
Cyclones happen near Australia and India.
So, they are all windy spinning storms, but tornadoes are smaller and faster, and the big stormy circles have different names depending on where they happen.
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