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has a hurricane ever crossed from the atlantic ocean in central america to the pacific or vica versa?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, it has happened a few times. They include Hurricane Cesar-Douglas and Hurricane Joan-Miriam; both crossed from the Atlantic into the Pacific.

    In the past, every time this happened, the storm was given a new name in the new basin. The current policy of the National Hurricane Center states that the storm would only be renamed if its circulation was completely disrupted over land prior to reforming in the new basin; if the storm retained tropical characteristics during the transition, it would retain its original name. Such an event has not occurred since this policy was first stated.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    obtainable sure, if it crossed over an relatively skinny stretch of land at the same time with panama or the likes. without heat water to gasoline them, hurricanes rapidly drop all of their moisture and lose their ability. i've got not in any respect heard of a hurricane doing what you communicate of, yet i'm specific that is occurred earlier, i won't be able to work out any rationalization why not. in spite of the undeniable fact that that is lots lots greater in all probability that by the time it crossed the land mass it wasn't effective adequate to nonetheless be referred to as a hurricane.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It is possible.

    Here in South India there was a cyclone which crossed from Bay of Bengal to the Arabian sea and again crossed back to the Bay of Bengal causing heavy damage for about two weeks.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No i dnt think so.......................................

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