I thought that the big storms in the Pacific were called Typhoons.
Tongue firmly planted in cheek.
Tongue or no tongue, it's an interesting distinction.
Typhoons are tropical cyclones that develop in the western region of the north Pacific ocean, between longitude 100 and 180.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon
Around the US, the same storm is called a hurricane.
But, it has different names around the world:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone#Hurricane_or_typhoon
| Tropical cyclone classifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beaufort scale |
1-minute sustained winds | 10-minute sustained winds | NE Pacific & N Atlantic NHC/CPHC |
NW Pacific JTWC |
NW Pacific JMA |
N Indian Ocean IMD |
SW Indian Ocean MF |
Australia & S Pacific BOM/FMS[121] |
| 0–7 | <32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h) | <28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) | Tropical Depression | Tropical Depression | Tropical Depression | Depression | Zone of Disturbed Weather | Tropical Disturbance Tropical Depression Tropical Low |
| 7 | 33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h) | 28–29 knots (32–33 mph; 52–54 km/h) | Deep Depression | Tropical Disturbance | ||||
| 8 | 34–37 knots (39–43 mph; 63–69 km/h) | 30–33 knots (35–38 mph; 56–61 km/h) | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm | Tropical Depression | |||
| 9–10 | 38–54 knots (44–62 mph; 70–100 km/h) | 34–47 knots (39–54 mph; 63–87 km/h) | Tropical Storm | Cyclonic Storm | Moderate Tropical Storm | Category 1 tropical cyclone |
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| 11 | 55–63 knots (63–72 mph; 102–117 km/h) | 48–55 knots (55–63 mph; 89–102 km/h) | Severe Tropical Storm | Severe Cyclonic Storm | Severe Tropical Storm | Category 2 tropical cyclone |
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| 12+ | 64–71 knots (74–82 mph; 119–131 km/h) | 56–63 knots (64–72 mph; 104–117 km/h) | Category 1 hurricane | Typhoon | ||||
| 72–82 knots (83–94 mph; 133–152 km/h) | 64–72 knots (74–83 mph; 119–133 km/h) | Typhoon | Very Severe Cyclonic Storm |
Tropical Cyclone | Category 3 severe tropical cyclone |
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| 83–95 knots (96–109 mph; 154–176 km/h) | 73–83 knots (84–96 mph; 135–154 km/h) | Category 2 hurricane | ||||||
| 96–97 knots (110–112 mph; 178–180 km/h) | 84–85 knots (97–98 mph; 156–157 km/h) | Category 3 major hurricane | ||||||
| 98–112 knots (113–129 mph; 181–207 km/h) | 86–98 knots (99–113 mph; 159–181 km/h) | Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm |
Intense Tropical Cyclone | Category 4 severe tropical cyclone |
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| 113–122 knots (130–140 mph; 209–226 km/h) | 99–107 knots (114–123 mph; 183–198 km/h) | Category 4 major hurricane | ||||||
| 123–129 knots (142–148 mph; 228–239 km/h) | 108–113 knots (124–130 mph; 200–209 km/h) | Category 5 severe tropical cyclone |
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| 130–136 knots (150–157 mph; 241–252 km/h) | 114–119 knots (131–137 mph; 211–220 km/h) | Super Typhoon | Super Cyclonic Storm | Very Intense Tropical Cyclone | ||||
| >137 knots (158 mph; 254 km/h) | >120 knots (140 mph; 220 km/h) | Category 5 major hurricane | ||||||
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From my experience, while in the Navy during WW2. We were in a convoy of about 100 ships heading back to the NY in 1944.
Four days from NYC a Hurricane hit us that the swells were as high a 70 feet, no coffee, no food, hardly any sleep. Had to tie ourselves into our bunks. We were then told to divert to Boston instead of New York. While heading into Boston the storm slowed somewhat and as we tied up in Boston Harbor, the Hurricane hit the City. So you’re right, Hurricanes in the Atlantic and Typhoons in the Pacific.