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Tropical Cyclone Zones

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Areas of the world affected by tropical cyclones. In the Americas, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes; in the western Pacific Ocean, they are known as typhoons; and in the Indian Ocean, they are known as cyclones.

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A map illustrates global tropical cyclone zones, indicating areas where tropical typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes form.

Areas shaded in blue represent tropical cyclone zones, predominantly found over parts of the tropical or subtropical Atlantic, Indian, western Pacific, and eastern Pacific oceans. These storms form in specific regions:

Atlantic Ocean: Including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and extending towards the eastern United States and parts of Central America.

Indian Ocean: Covering areas around the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.

Western Pacific Ocean: Extending from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia to the eastern coasts of China and Japan.

Eastern Pacific Ocean: Including the coastal regions of Mexico and parts of Central America.

Southern Hemisphere: Affecting regions around Madagascar, parts of Australia, the South Pacific islands (Fiji, Samoa), and the eastern coasts of Africa.

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	Tropical Cyclone Zones	Lowest hazard	Low hazard	Moderately low hazard	Moderate hazard	Moderately high hazard	High hazard	Highest hazard	Class	Rank	Percent
District of Columbia			100%
British Columbia				2.06%
Alabama		2.82%	40.6%	43.3%	7.23%					8	56%
Alaska		2.85%	1.92%	2.33%	38.6%	2.01%	5.60%	5.27%		3	65%
Arizona			6.30%	79.1%	4.42%					24	46%
Arkansas			17.3%	39.7%	21.2%	1.93%	2.11%	7.50%		6	57%
California				3.21%	9.22%	1.48%	1.10%	28.4%		43	28%
Colorado		5.33%	26.1%	34.0%	32.6%					30	45%
Connecticut				98.9%						45	24%
Delaware			80.2%	18.7%						41	34%
Florida	2.91%	87.3%	10.9%							40	35%
Georgia		4.38%	39.2%	43.9%	10.4%	1.79%				18	49%
Hawaii				7.50%	6.67%	9.71%	4.93%	52.2%		47	15%
Idaho			2.22%	24.8%	28.3%	9.56%				4	60%
Illinois			52.5%	18.5%	13.6%	11.9%	1.07%	1.91%		44	28%
Indiana			50.5%	36.9%	9.25%	3.12%				31	45%
Iowa		92.6%	7.45%							33	44%
Kansas		42.9%	9.98%							19	49%
Kentucky			7.69%	64.8%	10.2%	7.55%	1.03%	3.57%		12	55%
Louisiana	2.07%	6.85%	90.8%	1.03%						13	53%
Maine				63.3%	7.54%					22	47%
Maryland			87.1%	10.7%						42	30%
Massachusetts	0.220%			79.0%	15.4%					49	15%
Michigan		74.0%	24.1%							38	40%
Minnesota		99.1%								34	43%
Mississippi	0.303%		46.6%	33.2%	16.6%	3.37%				7	56%
Missouri		8.53%	41.8%	23.6%	11.8%	7.42%	1.26%	5.55%		20	49%
Montana		20.1%	5.22%	15.0%	22.0%	2.02%				1	66%
Nebraska		33.8%	2.42%	1.45%						29	45%
Nevada				6.24%	61.7%	15.9%	6.20%	1.29%		21	47%
New Hampshire				39.4%	60.3%					36	41%
New Jersey			17.9%	69.2%	10.9%					50	15%
New Mexico		7.73%	4.90%	54.5%	8.67%					25	46%
New York			31.8%	35.5%	13.6%	7.01%				46	20%
North Carolina	0.888%	5.87%	47.3%	35.4%	9.17%	1.38%				26	46%
North Dakota		98.6%	1.38%							10	55%
Ohio			85.3%	2.10%	1.52%					39	40%
Oklahoma			43.3%	42.2%	13.7%					11	55%
Oregon				1.50%	41.7%	13.0%	4.40%	4.75%		15	51%
Pennsylvania			85.9%	14.1%						37	41%
Rhode Island				93.7%						48	15%
South Carolina				22.6%	58.4%	8.92%	2.25%	7.66%		17	49%
South Dakota		27.5%	53.6%	8.87%						9	55%
Tennessee				28.9%	15.6%	11.5%	1.92%	8.15%		14	52%
Texas		54.2%	29.7%	7.88%						27	46%
Utah				12.7%	56.8%	6.12%	1.39%			23	47%
Vermont				81.9%	18.1%					16	51%
Virginia		1.50%	39.8%	49.9%	5.34%					32	45%
Washington				25.6%	38.5%	19.2%	5.52%	10.1%		35	42%
West Virginia			66.8%	33.2%						5	59%
Wisconsin		95.7%	4.01%							28	45%
Wyoming			5.20%	20.2%	63.6%	8.78%				2	66%

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