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Is a Tropical storm smaller or larger then tornadoes and hurricanes?
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Tropical storms are often, but not always, smaller than hurricanes.
They are much bigger than tornadoes.
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Are hurricanes longer than tornadoes?
Tornadoes are both much larger than tornadoes and last much longer.
Are hurricanes less predictible than tornadoes yes or no?
No, hurricanes are generally easier to predict. Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes and occur over the course of days, as opposed to tornadoes which typically last a few minutes. As a result it is easier to study and monitor hurricanes and therefor predict them.
Are hurricanes worse than tornadoes?
Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes, and thus cause damage over a larger area, meaning more homes destroyed, and more people in harm's way. Tornado damage can be more severe, but it is localized along a rather narrow path.
What happens to hurricanes that travel across islands in the Caribbean?
Smaller islands such as those of the Lesser Antilles will have little effect on hurricanes. Storms that hit the larger islands such as Cuba will weaken.
How are hurricanes tornadoes and thunderstorms different?
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground often made visible by a funnel cloud. In weather terms tornadoes are small, averaging 50 yards (45 meters) in diameter and rarely exceeding 1 mile (1.6 km) . Tornadoes produce very powerful, damaging winds that rotate around a low pressure center. The strongest of tornadoes produce winds that no other storm can match. Finally tornadoes are not self-sustaining but are completely dependent on a larger parent storm.A thunderstorm is virtually any rainstorm that produces thunder and lightning. They are much larger than tornadoes, typically 5 to 20 miles (8 to 30 km) across. Unlike tornadoes most thunderstorms do not produce damaging winds and do not rotate. When damaging winds do occur they are usually straight-line winds. The thunderstorms that do rotate, called supercells, are the ones that usually produce tornadoes. Thunderstorms also produce rain and sometimes hail, which frequently accompany tornadoes but is not caused by them. Thunderstorms usually occur as part of a larger storm system, but not always.A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h). Hurricanes are enormous, averaging 300 miles (480 km wide). Like tornadoes, hurricanes produce violent winds that rotate around a low, pressure center, but on a much larger scale. Unlike a tornado or thunderstorm a hurricane is a tropical system by definition and can only form over warm ocean water. Hurricanes also produce torrential rain and a rise sin sea level called a storm surge. Finally, a hurricane is its own self-sustaining storm system that can even form thunderstorms and tornadoes in its outer rain bands.
What about hurricanes and tornadoes is true Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes Hurricanes can kill people but tornadoes cannot Hurricanes have strong winds?
The statements "Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes" and "Hurricanes have strong winds" are both true. Tornadoes most certainly can kill people.
Which of the following statements about hurricanes and tornadoes is true hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes hurricanes can kill people but tornadoes cannot hurricanes have strong winds?
The statement "Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes" is true. "Hurricanes have strong winds" is also true unless there is a second part to it. Both hurricanes and tornadoes kill people.
Are hurricanes longer than tornadoes?
Tornadoes are both much larger than tornadoes and last much longer.
Are hurricanes less predictible than tornadoes yes or no?
No, hurricanes are generally easier to predict. Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes and occur over the course of days, as opposed to tornadoes which typically last a few minutes. As a result it is easier to study and monitor hurricanes and therefor predict them.
What are two ways a hurricane is different from tornadoes and thunder storms?
A hurricane is much larger than a thunderstorm. Hurricanes avaerage about 300 miles wide. Thunderstorms are typically 5 to 10 miles wide. Tornadoes average 150 feet wide. Hurricanes only form over tropical ocean water. Thunderstorms and especially tornadoes often form over land and frequently in temperate areas.
Why are hurricanes deadlier than tornadoes?
Hurricanes tend to be deadlier than tornadoes for two main reasons. First, hurricanes are huge compared with tornadoes. This means they affect larger areas and so have more opportunity to kill. Also, while tornadoes are chiefly wind events hurricanes produce both intense wind and major flooding. 90% of all hurricane deaths are drownings.
What are Small tornadoes around the main tornado?
Smaller tornadoes near a larger tornadoes are often called satellite tornadoes. Smaller vortices within a tornado are called subvorticies or suction vorticies.
Why are hurricanes considered more damaging than tornadoes when tornadoes have stronger winds?
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.
Are hurricanes worse than tornadoes?
Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes, and thus cause damage over a larger area, meaning more homes destroyed, and more people in harm's way. Tornado damage can be more severe, but it is localized along a rather narrow path.
Why hurricanes are usually more destructive than tornadoes?
Tornadoes are very destructive along a narrow path of land, but hurricans cover a much larger area.
How can you compare and contrast tornadoes hurricanes and cyclones?
Tornadoes are small, storm-scale vorticies which occur within thunderstorms, and extend downwards from the bases of strong, typically rotating storms. Most tornadoes are small, with a width of a few yards. However, larger, "wedge-shaped" tornadoes may be up to 4 miles in width, and cause the most damage.Cyclones are large, synoptic-scale rotational features, which rotate cyclonically. These include low-pressure systems. Nor'easters and tropical cyclones are cyclones.Hurricanes are a type of cyclone, and more specifically, a type of tropical cyclone. Tropical cyclones are what people usually refer to when they say 'cyclone' - a large, organized swirl of thunderstorms with strong winds. However, hurricanes are tropical cyclones that occur in the North Atlantic Ocean or Eastern Pacific Ocean. Broadly speaking, any tropical cyclone in these two regions may be called a hurricane. However, when meteorologists classify these storm systems, hurricanes are tropical cyclones in those basins with winds of over 75 mph.
Are waterspouts larger than tornadoes?
No. Waterspouts are generally smaller than most tornadoes. Though a few are in the same size range that tornadoes typically fall into.
