what is the difference between hurricanes, typhoones and tropical storms?

Answer 1

Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones are all the same thing, as far as the tropics are concerned. They have different names depending on where they are on the Earth. They are called hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, while over the western Pacific Ocean they are called typhoons. They are generally called Cyclones in the Indian Ocean.

Now technically, a tropical storm is a tropical low pressure system with sustained winds from 39 to 73 mph (35 to 64 knots). It becomes a hurricane at 74 mph (65 knots).

Answer 2

there is also a fourth, a tropical depresion.

a typhoon is a hurricane that happens in the eastern hemisphere and rotates opposite a hurrican.

The progression of a storm during this time of the year, by wind speed really, is a tropical depression, slow winds and the possibility to get worse, a tropical storm, and then a category 1 hurricane.

Once wind speeds hit 156 mph, it then becomes a category 5 hurricane, which is what hit new orleans and is more devisating than any other storms on earth, including a tornado.

Answer 3

In layman's terms, hurricanes and typhoons are the same storms only named different in locations of the world, like past the demarcation line of the Pacific ocean west of Hawaii. Tropical storms are the juveniles of hurricanes, wind speeds below 75 mph, but above 45 or so with rain.

Answer 4

Here are the different stages of development of a Hurricane/Cyclone/Typhoon. The three of these being the same type storm known by different names depending on the hemisphere they affect.

First stage: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE.
The birth of a hurricane, having only a slight circulation with no closed isobars around an area of low pressure. Tropical disturbances commonly exist in the tropical trade winds at any one time and are often accompanied by clouds and precipitation.

Second stage: TROPICAL DEPPRESSION.
If sustained winds increase to at least 20 knots, a disturbance is upgraded to a tropical depression. Surface wind speeds vary between 20 and 34 knots and a tropical depression has at least one closed isobar that accompanies a drop in pressure in the center of the storm.

Third Stage: TROPICAL STORM.
If sustained wind speeds increase to at least 35 knots, a tropical depression is upgraded to a tropical storm. Surface wind speeds vary between 35 and 64 knots and the storm becomes more organized. Tropical storms resemble the appearance of hurricanes due to the intensified circulation.

Fourth & Final Stage: HURRICANE/CYCLONE/TYPHOON.
As surface pressures continue to drop, a tropical storm becomes a hurricane/cyclone/typhoon when sustained wind speeds exceed 64 knots. A pronounced rotation develops around the central core as spiral rain bands rotate around the eye of the storm. The heaviest precipitation and strongest winds are associated with the eye wall. Here's how they breakdown:

"hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)

"typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)

"severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E)

"severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean)

"tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean)

Answer 5

tropical storm is basically a hurricane with less power. and a typhoone is the same thing as a hurricane, just called a different thing in a different part of the world.

Answer 6

Tropical storms, if intense enough, can develop into "tropical cyclones", which are called "hurricanes" in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E, and a "typhoons" in the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline.

Answer 7

A hurricane has winds in excess of about 75 mph and circulates clockwise, the tropical storm has winds clocked at less than 75 mph. Typhoons are similar to hurricanes in style and speed, except they swirl in a counterclockwise direction.

Answer 8

tropical storm has sustained winds which is 62-117 km/h
a hurricane is a system which has sustained 118 km/h

hurricanes and typhoon are the same they are also simply called as tropical cyclone

Answer 9

typhoone is another name hurricane, tropical storm means, lol,' really weak hurricane ',is a storm that is over tropical waters, but is very 'weak'.

Answer 10

They are all basicly the same thing, but different countries call it different things. But when you get down to it, its all the same.