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Hurricane scales, such as the Saffir-Simpson scale rate storms as they are still active using instrumental readings of wind speeds. This is used the give an idea of the storm's damage potential.
By contrast, tornado scales such as the Enhanced Fujita scale gives ratings after the storm has passed through, using wind speeds estimated based on the damage left behind. It is much more difficult to measure tornado winds than hurricane winds because tornadoes are much smaller, develop much more quickly, and are much more short lived.
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What is a tornado on the Richter scale?
That is impossible as the Richter scale is for measuring earthquakes.
How is a tornado's strength measured?
by scale called the fujita scale or (enhanced fujita scale) to measure intensity or strength of a tornado based on the severity of damage.
Which classification of tornado on the Fujita scale does the most damage?
The Fujita scale is also known as the 'F Scale' it measures the strength of a tornado on a scale of F-0 to F-5. F5 is the strongest and most damaging
Does the Fujita scale measure the intensity of a tornado?
Yes. The Fujita scale uses the damage a tornado does to determine its intensity and assign a rating on a scale ranging from F0 at the weakest to F5 at the strongest.
What is the classification of a tornado?
Fujita scale http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html
Is a hurricane a water tornado?
No, a hurricane is not a tornado over water. A tornado and a hurricane are quite different. A hurricane is a large-scale self-sustaining storm pressure system, typically hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is a small-scale vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm rarely over a mile wide. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What would happen if a tornado hits a hurricane?
A tornado cannot "hit" a hurricane as they operate on entirely different scales. A hurricane is its own large-scale storm system while a tornado is a small-scale vortex that occurs within a storm system. In fact, it is not uncommon for hurricanes to produce tornadoes.
What would happen if a tornado would hit a hurricane?
A tornado cannot "hit" a hurricane as they operate on entirely different scales. A hurricane is its own large-scale storm system while a tornado is a small-scale vortex that occurs within a storm system. In fact, it is not uncommon for hurricanes to produce tornadoes.
What would happen if a hurricane and a tornado combined?
A hurricane and a tornado cannot combine into a single storm as they operate on completely different scale. It is actually fairly common for hurricanes to produce tornadoes.
Can a tornado collide with a hurricane?
No. Tornadoes and hurricanes operate on completely different scales. A hurricane is a large-scale storm system while a tornado is a small-scale vortex. However, tornadoes often du form in the outer bands of hurricanes.
Do scientists use the Fujita scale to measure hurricane intensity?
The Fujita scale is only for tornado intensity. Meteorologists use a different wind scale for hurricanes called the Saffir-Simpson scale.
What would the effect be if a hurricane and a tornado collided?
A tornado and a hurricane can't exactly collide as they operate on entirely different scales. Hurricanes are large-scale storm systems while tornadoes are relative small, but violent whirlwinds produce by thunderstorms. Some of the thunderstorms in the outer bands of a hurricane can even spawn tornadoes. So a tornado can occur within the storm bands of a hurricane without being much different from an ordinary tornado.
Are hurricanes and tornadoes both spinning storms that start over water?
No. While they are both spinning storms, tornadoes, unlike hurricanes, can and frequently do form over land.
Is a cyclone a type of hurricane or tornado?
Neither. A cyclone is a broad scale low pressure system with cyclonically spiraling winds. A hurricane is one variety of cyclone, but not all cyclones are hurricanes. A tornado is an entirely different type of weather phenomenon.
Are hurricanes and tornadoes both types of cyclones?
No. A hurricane is a type of cyclone, but a tornado is not. A cyclone is a large-scale weather system. A tornado is a small-scale circulation.
What are gale tornado?
"Gale tornado" is a descriptive term for a tornado rated F0 on the Fujita scale. Such a tornado was estimated to have had winds of less than hurricane force.
How is each hurricane different?
each hurricane has a different scale and mass.
