A hurricane is a covective tropical cyclone with 1 minute sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Hurricanes and similar storms referred to as typhoons or simply cyclones depending on where they occur form over warm ocean water and have an organized, large-scale cyclonic circulation, turning counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere or clockwise in the southern. Unlike a thunderstorm a hurricane is its own storm system composed of smaller thunderstorms and as a whole lasts for several days or even weeks.
A thunderstorm is virtually any rainstorm that produces thunder and lightning. They are not necessarily organized and do not necessarily produce strong winds. Most do not rotate. Usually a single thunderstorm lasts less than a hour.
A thunderstorm is any rainstorm that produces thunder and lightning. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph (119 mph). One important difference is that while a thunderstorm is just an individual storm, typically less than 50 miles across, a hurricane is an entire storm system usually about 300 miles across.
A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Characteristics of hurricanes:
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Characteristics of tornadoes:
A thunderstorm is any rainstorm that produces thunder and lightning.
Characteristics of thunderstorms:
A thunderstorm is a virtually any rain shower that produces thunder and lightning.
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. The winds in a tornado are strong enough to damage, or even completely destroy trees and man-made structures.
A thunderstorm is any rainstorm that produces thunder and lightning. Typically a thunderstorm consists of a single convective cell that forms and dissipates in less than an hour. a thunderstorm may be part of an organized storm system or form on its own from local convergence and instability.
A tropical storm is defined as a tropical cyclone with sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph. A tropical storm is its own storm system with an organized circulation, a low pressure center, and multiple thunderstorm cells that help sustain it.
No. A tropical stormsis a tropical collection of thunderstorms with an organized circulation and sustained winds of at least 39 mph.
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A thunder storm is any storm cloud that produces thunder and lighting. A hailstorm is a thunderstorm that produces chunks of ice that fall from the sky as precipitation.
A tropical storm and a hurricane are distinguished by absolute barametric pressure at the eye and the eye wall wind speed. A tropical storm is a weak form of a hurricane.
A tropical storm is already a tropical cyclone.
yes, a thunder storm does start as a tropical disturbance
No. A tropical stormsis a tropical collection of thunderstorms with an organized circulation and sustained winds of at least 39 mph.
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No. A tropical storm is a large cyclonic storm system that forms over warm ocean water and produces winds from 39 to 73 mph. With further strengthening a tropical storm can become a hurricane. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are a very different phenomenon from tropical storms. First and foremost is that a tropical storm is its own storm system while a tornado is a relatively small vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm. Additionally tornadoes usually form on land and are more common in temperate latitudes than tropical.
A thunder storm is any storm cloud that produces thunder and lighting. A hailstorm is a thunderstorm that produces chunks of ice that fall from the sky as precipitation.
Yes. A tropical storm has sustained winds of 39-73mph.
A tropical storm and a hurricane are distinguished by absolute barametric pressure at the eye and the eye wall wind speed. A tropical storm is a weak form of a hurricane.
The difference is in intensity. A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with winds under 39 mph. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph to 73 mph.
One's a typhoon and one's a normal storm
A tropical storm is already a tropical cyclone.
Generally, the stronger the storm, the taller it is. Severe storms often have tops over 50,000 feet.
Not exactly. A tropical storm is indeed a kind of storm, but not all storms are tropical storms.