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  2. Are hurricanes and typhoons the same? What about a tornado ...

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    Learn about the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes.

  3. What’s the difference between a cyclone, hurricane and ...

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    And using the right ones at the right time can be the difference between alerting of a far-out rotating storm system to a nearer full-blown hurricane. When the term “tropical cyclone” is used ...

  4. Tropical cyclone warnings and watches - Wikipedia

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    Tropical cyclone warnings and watches are alerts issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical cyclone of tropical storm or hurricane intensity. They are notices to the local population and civil authorities to make appropriate preparation for the cyclone, including evacuation ...

  5. Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia

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    Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by different names, including hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean, and a typhoon occurs in the northwestern ...

  6. Glossary of tropical cyclone terms - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Watch An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are possible within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds ...

  7. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons: What's the difference ...

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    A typhoon is a type of tropical cyclone that occurs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, specifically between 100°E and 180°E longitude. It is characterized by a well-defined circular structure with ...

  8. Typhoon - Wikipedia

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    A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph). [1] This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin , [ 2 ] accounting for almost one third of the world's tropical cyclones.

  9. Tropical cyclone intensity scales - Wikipedia

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    The scale used for a particular tropical cyclone depends on what basin the system is located in; with for example the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale and the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scales both used in the Western Hemisphere. All of the scales rank tropical cyclones using their maximum sustained winds, which are either ...