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Tornadoes and hurricanes have different scale for rating intensity. Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which uses the damage a tornado does to provide an estimate of the tornado's peak wind speed. A tornado is usually rated a day or two after it occurs. The levels on the scale, with wind and typical damage, are as follows:
EF0: 65-85 mph. Some roof tiles and siding peeled away. Tree limbs broken. Weak rooted trees toppled.
EF1: 86-110 mph. Roofs of houses severely damaged. Windows broken. Trailer homes overturned or partially destroyed.
EF2: 111-135 mph. Roofs torn from well-built houses. Trailer homes completely demolished. Large trees snapped.
EF3: 136-165 mph. Roofs and walls torn from well built houses, but some interior walls remain standing. Large vehicles lifted up and thrown.
EF4: 166-200 mph. Well-built houses completely leveled. Trees stripped of bark. Asphalt scoured from some roads.
EF5: over 200 mph. Well built houses completely blown away, leaving bare foundations. High-rise buildings suffer severe structural damage.
Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale based on their sustained wind speed. Unlike tornadoes, hurricanes are rated as they progress and are upgraded and downgraded as they strengthen and weaken with he final rating based on the storm's peak strength. The categories are as follows.
Category 1: 74-95 mph
Category 2: 96-110 mph
Category 3: 111-130 mph
Category 4: 131-155 mph
Category 5: over 155 mph
On both scales the winds of an individual storm are usually rounded to the nearest 5 mph.
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What tornado strength would equal 892 millibars of hurricane strength?
There is no direct conversion between tornado strength and hurricane intensity as they are measured on different scales. Tornado strength is typically measured on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale, while hurricane strength is measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale based on wind speeds. These scales are not directly comparable, so there is no equivalent rating between a tornado's EF scale and a hurricane's pressure in millibars.
What is the name of the scale they use to rate hurricane strength?
Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
What causes more damage a tornado a hurricane or an earthquake?
A hurricane
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 are the odds of getting killed in a hurricane then a tornado?
Zero. If you are killed in a hurricane, you are already dead, so you can't be killed by a tornado.
What is the Saffir Simpson scale used for?
It is used to rate hurricane strength
Which is stronger cyclone hurricane typhoon or tornado?
A hurricane and a typhoon are the same strength, as they are the same type of storm only occurring in different regions. They are a kind of cyclone. Overall, a hurricane or typhoon is stronger than other varieties of cyclone. Due to their large size, such cyclone will release more energy than a tornado, but a tornado has stronger winds.
What tornado strength would equal 892 millibars of hurricane strength?
There is no direct conversion between tornado strength and hurricane intensity as they are measured on different scales. Tornado strength is typically measured on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale, while hurricane strength is measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale based on wind speeds. These scales are not directly comparable, so there is no equivalent rating between a tornado's EF scale and a hurricane's pressure in millibars.
How can hurricane chris become the deadliest tornado?
It can't. A hurricane can't become a tornado.
Which covers more hurricane or a tornado?
a hurricane
The pressure ina hurricane and in a tornado?
Both a hurricane and a tornado have centers of intense low pressure.
Is hurricane and tornado in a bottle the same thing?
If you mean a hurricane in a bottle then yes, a hurricane in a bottle and a tornado in a bottle are the same thing. In shape, however, the vortex bears more resemblance to a tornado than a hurricane.
What is the name of the scale they use to rate hurricane strength?
Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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.
Can a hurricane be shaped as a tornado?
No, a hurricane is a huge storm hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is tiny by comparison.
Who do you think will win tornado or hurricane?
a tornado because of when it hit it it keeps going but a hurricane will stop at land
What is the duration of Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak?
The duration of Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak is 48 hours.
