In the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, words matter. And using the right ones at the right time can be the difference between alerting of a far-out rotating storm system to a nearer full-blown ...

In the Northwest Pacific, it's a typhoon and in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean tropical cyclone is most-often used. When a tropical cyclone sees maximum sustained winds between 39 miles hour and 74 ...

If you've ever wondered what separates hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons from one another, the only difference is that they happen in different geographical locations. "We call a tropical system a ...

La Niña is coming, and depending on the area, it could mean heavy storms like hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center suggests a 49% chance of La ...

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Thursday, as scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a "near normal" stretch of storms between June 1 and Nov ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - We received a question from Rich. He asks, "Hey Ray, what is the difference between a hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone"? These are terms that seem to be used interchangeably. A ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The only difference is the storm’s location; ...