Tempest vs. Hurricane — What's the Difference?

A violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail.

A severe tropical cyclone having winds greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour), originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.

Furious agitation, commotion, or tumult; an uproar

A wind with a speed greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

To cause a tempest around or in.

Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed.

A storm, especially one with severe winds.

A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

Any violent tumult or commotion.

(meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

(obsolete) A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

"full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip

To storm.

A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; - especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively.

To disturb, as by a tempest.

A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.

Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions.

To disturb as by a tempest.

To storm.

A violent commotion or disturbance;

(literary) a violent wind;