What is the difference between a cyclone and a storm?
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Question: What is the difference between a storm and a cyclone?
A storm is any type of violent or “unusual” weather. It may be a thunderstorm, a windstorm, a snowstorm, rainstorm, a hurricane, or any other violent weather.
“Cyclone” has several meanings:
In meteorology, a “cyclone” is another name for a Low-pressure area. As low pressure areas often develop stormy weather and may be associated with Weather fronts and possibly hurricanes in the tropics, cyclones are often associated with storms, but not all storms are “cyclones”. Sometimes the word Anticyclone is used for winds swirling around high-pressure areas.
A “cyclonic storm” is a general word for tropical depressions, tropical storms, or hurricanes, which are always associated with deep low pressure areas.
Cyclone can also be a somewhat archaic word for Tornadoes.
But all things referred to as “cyclones” - or “anticyclones” - have some notion of rotation, as the root of “cyclone” is “cycling” or spinning.
On the other hand, storms can be isolated events such as Thunderstorms, they may be associated with weather fronts, Squall lines, and many other situations.
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A storm is any type of violent or “unusual” weather. It may be a thunderstorm, a windstorm, a snowstorm, rainstorm, a hurricane, or any other violent weather.
“Cyclone” has several meanings:
In meteorology, a “cyclone” is another name for a Low-pressure area. As low pressure areas often develop stormy weather and may be associated with Weather fronts and possibly hurricanes in the tropics, cyclones are often associated with storms, but not all storms are “cyclones”. Sometimes the word Anticyclone is used for winds swirling around high-pressure areas.
A “cyclonic storm” is a general word for tropical depressions, tropical storms, or hurricanes, which are always associated with deep low pressure areas.
Cyclone can also be a somewhat archaic word for Tornadoes.
But all things referred to as “cyclones” - or “anticyclones” - have some notion of rotation, as the root of “cyclone” is “cycling” or spinning.
On the other hand, storms can be isolated events such as Thunderstorms, they may be associated with weather fronts, Squall lines, and many other situations.
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