What do you call a hurricane when it hits land?

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What do you call a hurricane when it hits land?

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answered 12 hours ago by ElY11892 (2,360 points)
When a hurricane hits land you call it a derecho which is a widespread and long lived wind storm which also has a band of rapidly moving thunderstorms or showers.

Inland hurricanes are called a derecho.

A derecho is a widespread and long lived wind storm that is also associated with a band of rapidly moving thunderstorms or showers.

Derechos share some characteristics with hurricanes, like high wind speeds and a potential for destruction, they form over land from thunderstorm complexes, unlike hurricanes which form over warm ocean waters.

Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters and derechos are thunderstorm complexes which develop over land and hurricanes can last for days and derechos often last for hours.

Hurricanes also have a circular structure with an eye, and derechos are linear or bow shaped.

Derechos can also produce winds which meet or even exceed hurricane force winds of 74 mph or higher.

A storm with an eye is called a tropical cyclone, hurricane or typhoon depending on it's location.

The "eye" in the storm is the relatively calm center of the storm which is characterized by clear skies and light winds, surrounded by the eyewall, in which the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall occur.

The edge of a storm is called a gust front when referring to thunderstorms the gust front is also the edge of the downdraft.

In tropical cyclones, the edge of the tropical cyclone is the eyewall which is also the edge of the strongest winds.

Shelf cloud can also be seen at the leading edge of some thunderstorms or cold fronts.

The bear's cage in a storm is the area of heavy rain and hail which surrounds a rotating updraft, which could be potentially hiding a tornado.

The bear's cage in a storm is a dangerous area as a result of the possibility of a tornado being obscured by the precipitation, which leads to low visibility and even the potential for hail, strong winds and even flash floods.

The bear in bear's cage is the rotating updraft, which can produce a tornado.

The cage in bear's cage is the heavy precipitation, which can be hail or rain which surrounds the rotating updraft, acting like a cage.

The bear's cage is dangerous and a risky area as a result of the tornado which can be hidden within the precipitation, making it difficult to avoid and see.

Visibility in a bear's cage is also significantly reduced as a result of the heavy precipitation, making it challenging to assess the intensity of the storm and any potential threats.

The bear's cage is also particularly relevant in HP supercells, in which the tornado is often rain wrapped.

The term bear's cage is widely used by storm changes in order to describe the specific hazardous storm structure.

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