Compléter ARTICLESVersion en ligne FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ARTICLES: A , AN THE par Info Mind 1 X X AN THE THE THE A X X X X X X X THE X X X THE X A X X THE X A A X THE X THE AN According to National Weather Service , cyclones are areas of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere . They are generally accompanied by some kind of precipitation and by stormy weather . tornadoes and hurricanes are types of cyclones , as are typhoons , which are storms that occur in western Pacific Ocean . hurricane is cyclone that forms over tropical oceans and seas and has winds of at least seventy - four miles hour . hurricane rotates in shape of oval or circle . hurricanes can cause great environmental damage . Hurricane Andrew , which hit coasts of Louisiana and southern Florida in August 1992 , caused extreme devastation . In terms of environmental damage , Hurricane Andrew is one of most devastating hurricanes ever to hit United States . Fourteen people died because of Andrew's effects .