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No, not really. A tornado is not simply a product of wind, and most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes.
Most tornadoes arise from a complex and not yet fully understood interaction of air currents, usually within a special kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.
Tornadoes often form in the outer storm bands of a hurricane, but most tornadoes, especially the most destructive ones, are produce by other systems.
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What is the center circle of a tornado called?
The central region of a tornado where winds move in a circular pattern rather than an inward spiral is called the core. Some tornadoes will develop a strcutures that has been called an eye due to its similarity to the eye of a hurricane.
Does every tornado have a name?
No. No tornado has a name. Every hurricane, gets a name , though, with the exception of one hurricane in 1991 which was simply called "the Perfect Storm."
Why is the eye of the tornado?
The eye of a tornado is a relatively calm area that can sometimes be found at the tornado's center, similar to the ey of a hurricane.
Is a funnel cloud a tornado?
Not technically. It is the beginning of a tornado, but they are categorized differently. It is not considered a tornado until it reaches the ground with damaging winds.
Where is the eye of a tornado?
The eye of a tornado, similar to the eye of a hurricane, is a relatively calm area at the center of the storm.
Where did the highest winds come from a tornado or hurricane?
Tornadoes. Peak tornado winds are estimated at over 300 mph. The strongest hurricane winds are about 200 mph.
Which is more destructive the winds of a hurricane or a tornado?
Generally tornado winds are more destructive that hurricane winds. Hurricane winds, however, cause damage over a much larger area than a tornado, so the overall amount of damage may be greater. The worst damage in a hurricane is usually the result of flooding.
Is there hurrcanes in California?
No. there are not any hurricanes in California becuz the winds are to warm to make a hurricane or tornado
What is convergent wind?
Convergent winds are winds that move toward something, such as a hurricane or tornado.
When a hurricane is differ from a tornado is the winds of hurricane concentrated in a smaller area?
No. The winds of a tornado are concentrated in a much smaller area. Typically the winds of a hurricane affect an area a few hundred miles across. By contrast the winds of a tornado usually affect an area less than a quarter of a mile wide and rarely more than a mile.
Is a tornado worse than a hurricane?
The winds in a tornado funnel are perhaps faster (and therefore more destructive) than a hurricane, but the diameter of a tornado is very very small compared with a hurricane.
What is a winds spiraling outward?
a hurricane, tornado, cyclone or anticyclone
What would an E4 tornado equal in a hurricane?
There is no such thing as an E4 tornado. You most likely mean an EF4 tornado. The estimated winds for an EF4 tornado are 166-200 mph. That is equivalent to a category 5 hurricane (winds 156 mph or greater).
What is stronger a tornado or hurricane?
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.
Why shouldn't a flag be flown in a tornado or hurricane?
The extreme winds in a tornado or hurricane can easily destroy the flag and possibly bring down the flagpole,
How are the winds for hurricanes and tornadoes the same?
The winds in hurricanes and tornadoes have the same rotation but a hurricane has weaker winds than the strongest of tornadoes. Tornado's winds range from 65 to about 300 mph A hurricane's winds range from 74 to about 200 mph. The tornado is the most violent storm on Earth.
Do tornadoes have 74 mph winds?
A tornado can have winds of 74 mph. However, what you are probably thinking of a hurricane, as part of the definition of a hurricane involves winds of 74 mph or greater.
