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What his stronger winds f5 tornadoes or category 5 hurricanes?
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An F5 tornado has stronger winds. Category 5 winds start at 157 mph. On the original F scale F5 winds were estimated to start at 261 mph, but scientists now thing this estimate was too high, and have adjusted it to over 200 mph. At least one F5 tornado is known to have produced winds over 300 mph and others are also suspected to have done so.
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Category 5 hurricanes have stronger winds than F5 tornadoes. While F5 tornadoes can have wind speeds of up to 318 mph (500 km/h), Category 5 hurricanes have sustained winds of 157 mph (252 km/h) or higher. Additionally, Category 5 hurricanes are much larger and can cause widespread damage over a larger area compared to tornadoes, which are generally more localized.
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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.
Which has higher wind speed hurricanes or tornadoes?
There is actually a good deal of overlap. The winds of most hurricanes and tornadoes and hurricanes fall into the same range. However, the strongest tornadoes have faster winds than the strongest hurricanes.
The storms that produce the highest winds are?
from thunderstorms, winter storms and hurricanes, hurricanes will be the produce the highest winds.
Which is stronger in winds a category 1 hurricane or a category 5 hurricane?
A category 5 hurricane has stronger winds at 157 mph or greater. Category 1 winds, by contrast, are 74-95 mph.
How many times bigger is a category 6 hurricane than a category 2 hurricane?
There is no such thing as a category 6 hurricane. The maximum is category 5. This category is open-ended, meaning that once a hurricane reaches category 5 strength (sustained winds of 156 mph or greater) it is classed as a category 5 no matter how much stronger the winds are. Also, hurricanes are not rated by size. They are rated by wind speed. A stronger hurricane is not necessarily bigger. Category 2 winds are 96-110 mph. Category 5 winds are 156+ mph.
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.
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 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 has higher wind speed hurricanes or tornadoes?
There is actually a good deal of overlap. The winds of most hurricanes and tornadoes and hurricanes fall into the same range. However, the strongest tornadoes have faster winds than the strongest hurricanes.
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.
Which type of winds are important?
Heavy winds like hurricanes, tornadoes, and tropical winds
Which storm produces the highest winds?
Hurricanes and tornadoes.
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.
What are f5 hurricanes?
There is no such thing as an F5 hurricane.F5 tornadoes are the most powerful tornadoes on the Fujita-Pearson scale and have estimated winds that go over 260 mph.A category 5 hurricane is a hurricane with sustained winds over 156 mph
How can a hurricane be stronger than a tornado?
For one thing, the wind speed ranges of tornadoes and hurricanes overlap. Some hurricanes produce winds in excess of 150 mph, while not all tornadoes do. However, the maximum winds speeds of tornadoes are greater than those of hurricanes. Even though a tornado can produce faster winds than any hurricane, a hurricane is many times larger than a tornado, and so releases far more energy.
