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. read more
A tropical cyclone is a generic term used by meteorologists to describe a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters and has closed, low-level circulation. read more
The terms are different due to geography: hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean central and northeast Pacific Ocean; typhoons on the northwest Pacific; cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea; severe tropical cyclones in the southwestern Pacific and the southeastern Indian Ocean. read more
Hurricanes and typhoons are the same weather phenomenon: tropical cyclones. A tropical cyclone is a generic term used by meteorologists to describe a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters and has closed, low-level circulation. read more