Two conditions lead to strengthening of tropical cyclones: passing over areas of very warm ocean water and passing under areas of low wind shear at higher altitudes (10 to 30 thousand feet). Warm ocean water provides the thermal energy to drive the cyclone. Wind shear tends to disrupt the circulation within the storm.
Any one of these can form over the ocean, but only a hurricane does so exclusively.
A hurricane. Tornadoes are more often a land-based phenomenon.
Not quite. A hurricane forms over the ocean, but usually only cause significant damage if they hit land. When they strike, the worst damage is usually limited to coastal areas, but severe flooding and occasional tornado outbreaks can occur further inland.
No, a hurricane is not a tornado over water. A tornado and a hurricane are quite different. A hurricane is a large-scale self-sustaining storm pressure system, typically hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is a small-scale vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm rarely over a mile wide. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
Hurricane Donna formed over the Atlantic Ocean.
Any one of these can form over the ocean, but only a hurricane does so exclusively.
A hurricane that forms over the Indian ocean is called a cyclone.
A hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean is simply called a hurricane.
Tornadoes generally form over land, not the ocean. You are thinking of hurricanes. The term hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that occurs over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific ocean.
A hurricane. Tornadoes are more often a land-based phenomenon.
It is a tornado and a hurricane
No, hurricanes and tornadoes are different weather phenomena. A hurricane is a large rotating storm system that forms over warm ocean waters and has low pressure at its center. A tornado, on the other hand, is a rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. A "hurricane in a bottle" is a popular science experiment that demonstrates the principles of hurricanes, while a "tornado in a bottle" demonstrates the principles of tornado formation.
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
No. A hurricane is a large scale self-sustaining storm system that forms over tropical ocean water. A twister, more commonly called a tornado, is a small-scale but violent vortex that forms from and is dependent on a parent thunderstorm and is usually made visible by a funnel cloud.
A tornado at sea is not called a "toofan," it is called a waterspout. You may be confusing this with "typhoon" which is a hurricane in the western Pacific Ocean.
A tornado is one of the most severe forms of weather, in a localized area. A hurricane or typhoon is a bigger storm over a much wider area, but the tornado does more damage in one spot than a hurricane would.
Not quite. A hurricane forms over the ocean, but usually only cause significant damage if they hit land. When they strike, the worst damage is usually limited to coastal areas, but severe flooding and occasional tornado outbreaks can occur further inland.