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“Tropical storm” weather systems are composed of a cluster of thunderstorms and of wind speeds close to the surface of 39 to 74 mph. Tropical storms form out of storms known as “tropical depressions,” when wind speeds are less than 39 mph. If the tropical storm grows stronger, so it’s wind speed reaches 74 mph, the storm forms into a hurricane.
Hurricanes are formed inside “doldrums.” Since the doldrums of the Atlantic are situated far to the north of the equator hurricanes do not form in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific doldrums form both north and south of the equator, therefore hurricanes form in the north and south of the Pacific Ocean.
The bodies of water in which hurricanes form are in the following: the Atlantic Ocean, the Carribean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern Atlantic Ocean.