# When hurricanes collide **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 24, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hurricanes-collide/918863 "2020-08-24T06:32:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hurricanes-collide/918863/1 "2020-08-24T06:32:40Z")
What happens when two hurricanes merge into one? How often does that happen? How does the force of the new storm compare to that of the originals? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hurricanes-collide/918863/2 "2020-08-24T07:12:56Z")
> **[Here's what happens when two hurricanes collide](https://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-two-hurricanes-collide-fujiwhara-effect-2017-9)** > > When two hurricanes collide, the phenomenon is called the Fujiwhara effect. Hurricane collisions are a rare, but incredible, phenomenon. I hadn’t heard of two colliding, but apparently they do on rare occasions. Anyway, as the linked page says, a much more powerful storm results. How much more powerful, it doesn’t say. But a drastic change in direction could also happen. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hurricanes-collide/918863/3 "2020-08-24T13:29:33Z")
> **[2 Tropical Storms Aren’t Going To Merge Into A Megastorm - Here’s Why](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2020/08/22/2-tropical-storms-arent-going-to-merge-into-a-megastormheres-why/#57673217744d)** > > No, 2 hurricanes won't merge into a megastorm. Why it will not happen with Laura and Marco in The Gulf of Mexico.