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Q: What is a violent tropical storm with winds in excess of 74 miles per hour?
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Small violent tropical storm?

Typhoon


What is a tropical storm?

A violent storm originating over tropical or subtropical waters, characterized by violent rainstorms and high-velocity cyclonic winds. Source: Answers.com It is a hurricane. The names are different because of where they occur in the world. And it is just simpily a Hurricane. That is what a Tropical Cyclone is. :)


Are violent tropical storms?

Well, it depends if it is a big storm or a small one..


What tropical has winds between 40 and 73 miles per hour?

A tropical storm.


Storm with winds of a least 39 miles (63km) per hour?

Tropical storm if it is a tropical cyclone. Otherwise it is called a gale.


What is a tropical has winds between 40 and 73 miles per hour?

Yes. A tropical storm has sustained winds of 39-73mph.


What happens in hurricane?

Hurricane is a violent tropical storm. In a hurricane winds spiral round very rapidly.


How small can a hurricane be?

Tropical cyclones can be all sizes. The smallest tropical cyclone was Tropical Storm Marco in 2008 in the Atlantic. Marco's winds only extended 11.5 miles from the center of the storm.


At what wind speed do tropical storms become hurricanes?

There is not set lower limit. A tropical depression, the weakest level of tropical cyclone is defined by having a closed Circulation. However. A tropical depression usually has sustained winds of at least 30 mph.


How does typhoon differ from tropical storm or tropical depression?

First, it is a tropical depression with heavy clouds and thunderstorms. Next, it is a tropical storm when the wind gets to 39 miles per hour. Lastly, it becomes a (hurricane,typhoon,cyclone) when the wind hits 74 miles per hour.


Arrange these steps in hurricane formation in order from first to last Category 1 to 5 storm Tropical depression Unorganized mass of thunderstorms Winds up to 74 miles per hour?

In order they are : tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, sustained winds over 74 mph (hurricane/typhoon).


How many miles from a hurricane's center are tropical storm force winds?

That is highly variable and is in fact a measure of the hurricane's size. The radius of tropical storm force winds in a hurricane can be less than 100 miles, to more than 600 miles.