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Why are hurricanes considered more damaging than tornadoes when tornadoes have stronger winds?
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∙ 9y ago
They aren't. Tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes. The winds of both hurricanes and tornadoes are driven by the pressure at the center of the storm being lower than that of the surroundings. Tornadoes produce a similar pressure drop to hurricanes, but over a much sorter distance. This means the pressure gradient is steeper, and the air is subjected to a greater force.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoOverall, yes. Hurricanes cover much larger areas than tornadoes, and cause damage through flooding as well as wind. Tornadoes can cause more severe damage than hurricanes, but they are limited to a much smaller area.
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∙ 12y agoHurricanes are much larger than tornadoes and so can cause damage to a much larger area, even if that damage is less severe.
Additionally, tornadoes cause damage purely through wind and wind-driven debris while hurricanes often cause major flooding in addition to wind damage.
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∙ 9y agoThere are two reasons. First. a hurricane does not just cause damage with wind. The worst damage is typically caused by the storm surge, when the wind drives the ocean water onto land. Inland flooding from torrential rain is also a major cause of damage.
Second, a hurricane is much larger than a tornado. While damage from a tornado is often more severe than that of a hurricane, it is also very localized. Hurricanes cause damage over areas spanning tens of thousands of square miles, so the total amount of damage is often greater.
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Is it true that a hurricanes get their heat and energy from seawater?
Yes, the hurricanes gain from mass a.k.a the sea water. This "mass" makes them stronger and stronger.
How can hurricanes get bigger?
Hurricanes get bigger and stronger over water that is over 79 degrees F
Why do hurricanes form in the tropic?
They form here because hot water makes hurricanes stronger, so in the tropics there is warm water there to strenghthen the hurricanes.
How did the F-scale help scientist learn more about unpredictable tornadoes?
The Fujita scale does not help in predicting tornadoes, but it is a useful tool in statistical studies of tornadoes, where singling out stronger or weaker tornadoes is useful.
Has Hawaii ever had tornadoes?
Yes. Tornadoes do occasionally occur in Hawaii, but they are rare and none stronger than F2 have been recorded there.
Are hurricanes or tornadoes stronger?
Tornados are
Can tornadoes be formed by hurricanes?
Yes. It is farily common for hurricanes to produce tornadoes. However, a hurricane will rarely produce tornadoes stronger than EF2.
Do tornadoes have stronger winds than hurricanes?
In most cases the wind speeds fall into the same range. However, it is not uncommon for tornadoes to produce winds in excess of 150 mph, which are rarely attained by hurricanes. The most violent tornadoes do produce stronger winds than even the most intense hurricanes.
Do tornadoes have more wind than hurricanes?
In most cases tornado and hurricane winds actually fall into the same range. However, violent tornadoes have stronger winds than even the strongest hurricanes can produce.
Are tornado winds stronger than a hurricanes wind?
In most cases hurricane winds and tornado wind actually fall into the same range, though tornadoes can achieve much stronger winds. Both hurricanes and tornadoes produce wind as a result of low pressure at the center of the storm. Tornadoes. produce a similar pressure drop to hurricanes, but over a shorter distance, which exerts a greater force.
What percentage of tornadoes is considered strong?
About 20% of tornadoes are rated as strong (EF2 or stronger).
Do hurricanes tornadoes or cyclones produce the strongest winds?
There is some overlap, especially considering that a hurricane is a kind of cyclone. However, in the most extreme cases, the most violent tornadoes produce far stronger winds than the strongest hurricanes.
What is a tornado on Jupiter?
There are no tornadoes per se on Jupiter. There are however very violent storms there, stronger than anything on earth. These storms have more in common with hurricanes than with tornadoes.
Why do scientists classify tornadoes as one of the violent events?
Tornadoes are classified as violent because they have very powerful winds capable of damaging or destroying man-made structures. Many of the stronger tornadoes will kill and injure people.
Is it possble for hurricanes and tornadoes to get to Chicago?
Chicago cannot get hurricanes as it is too far from the ocean. It can get the extratropical remnants of hurricnaes, but by the time the make it that far they won't be much stronger than ordinary storm systems. Tornadoes, however, are quite possible in Chicago. They are fairly common in Illinois and contrary to popular belief tornadoes can and do hit major cities.
Why is a tornadoes path different from a hurricanes?
because Although tornadoes and hurricanes both cause tremendous damage through wind and rain, ... Tornados in general can generate much stronger winds than hurricanes, but do not last nearly as long. The damage from an average tornado is limited to the actual path a funnel cloud took during the limited time it touched the ground.
Does Melbourne have twisters and hurricanes?
If you are referring to the Melborne in the UK, it can get tornadoes, though fortunately very few are stronger than EF2 (T4 or T5). Hurricanes are a different matter. Tropical cyclones (which is what hurricanes are) lose hurricane status and tropical characteristics before reaching the UK.
