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How is chasing a hurricane different from chasing a tornado or thunderstorm?
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∙ 11y ago
Unlike chasing tornadoes, to chase a hurricane you actually have to go in to it as the storm is hundreds of miles wide. If you intercept a hurricane there is no way of avoiding dangerous winds. By contrast, most storm chasers are usually able to maintain a safe distance from a tornado while chasing, and close encounters are not very common. Similarly, in a thunderstorm it can be possible to avoid the most dangerous parts.
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∙ 12y ago- Hurricanes are large scale, self-sustaining storm systems while tornadoes are small-scale vortices dependent on a parent thunderstorm.
- Hurricanes can only form over water while tornadoes usually form over land.
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∙ 12y agoStorm chasers normally chase tornados and hurricane chasers, well, chase hurricanes.
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Which is the shortest storm thunderstorm hurricane blizzard or tornado?
Of these, tornadoes have the shortest duration.
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.
Is there a such thing as hurricane lane or thunderstorm alley?
no there is not a hurricane lane in the united states. but there is a tornado alley some where in the united states
What will happen if a tornado and hurricane collide?
A hurricane and a tornado can't exactly collide as they operate on entirely different scales. A hurricane is its own storm system typically several hundred miles wide while a tornado is a relatively small scale vortex usually no more than a few thousand feet wide and is dependent on a parent thunderstorm. In fact it is fairly common for the storms in the outer bands of a hurricane to produce tornadoes.
Can a tornado be caused by thunderstorm?
Yes, a tornado can come from a thunderstorm. In fact, a tornado cannot be caused by anything other than a thunderstorm. One key facotrs is that the thunderstorm must have a rotating updraft.
Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
What is another word that belongs in this group tornado thunderstorm hurricane blizzard?
Winter storm is another word for this group tornado hurricane blizzard and thunderstorm
Which is the shortest storm thunderstorm hurricane blizzard or tornado?
Of these, tornadoes have the shortest duration.
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.
Is there a such thing as hurricane lane or thunderstorm alley?
no there is not a hurricane lane in the united states. but there is a tornado alley some where in the united states
What are 2 most important factors for a hurricane thunderstorm or tornado to happen?
For a hurricane: warm sea surface temperatures and little to no wind shear For a thunderstorm: convective instability and a lifting mechanism to start convection For a tornado: strong thunderstorms and strong winds shear.
What is the difference between hurricane and thunderstrom?
a hurricane is like a tornado but on water while a thunderstorm is electricity built up in the clouds waiting to strike
What will happen if a tornado and hurricane collide?
A hurricane and a tornado can't exactly collide as they operate on entirely different scales. A hurricane is its own storm system typically several hundred miles wide while a tornado is a relatively small scale vortex usually no more than a few thousand feet wide and is dependent on a parent thunderstorm. In fact it is fairly common for the storms in the outer bands of a hurricane to produce tornadoes.
What storms has the highest wind speed--A Mid-latitude cyclonic storm B-Tornado C- Hurricane D- Thunderstorm?
Of these, a tornado produces the fastest winds.
What causes a group of thunderstorms to become hurricane?
The thunderstorm might go down and turn into a tornado and then when it hits the ocean it might turn into a hurricane
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.
How are tornadoes and thunderstorms similar and different?
They are the same because they both are classified as storms and can cause damage via wind. They are different because a thunderstorm does not have a funnel of wind like a tornado. A tornado itself does not produce rain or lightning, but the thunderstorm that spawned the tornado can. Also, the winds in a tornado are more violent than those just caused by a thunderstorm.
