Cyclones get their name from whatever is the presiding weather service (or services) in the area. For example, in Australia they are called cyclones but the traditional name for cyclones in the Aboriginal culture is Willy-Willies. The name hurricane comes from the Native American world for strong wind (I believe or terrible storm). Typhoon is big wind in China/Japan (again, rough translation). Here is information regarding this:
Hurricanes: Atlantic Ocean and the East Pacific Ocean to the International date line in the northern hemisphere Typhoons: West pacific beyond international date line and in northern hemisphere Cyclones: Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea), South Pacific, and Australia
Back on topic...quite the annular hurricane Flossie is. Definitely will be interesting to see what happens as annulars just keep going and going and going.
-------------------- Andrew 1992, Irene 1999, Katrina 2005, Wilma 2005
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