We have shown you how hurricanes get their names, but have you noticed that hurricanes are not always called hurricanes in other parts of the world?

Darla asks: "Hey Ray! I hear storms called typhoons and cyclones. Are those the same thing? Why do Atlantic storms have one name and Pacific storms have another?"

This is a great question.

The quick answer is that they ARE both the same thing! They're both what we refer to as tropical cyclones. They both rated on the Saffir-Simpson Scale to estimate the wind damage potential. They both start off as tropical disturbances and become tropical storms.

From there, they are called something different.

So what determines what they are called? It is their location.

If you're in the western hemisphere, we know them as hurricanes! KDKA Weath

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