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A hurricane is much bigger than a tornado. Hurricanes are 300 miles wide on average. With the smallest being about 60 miles wide and the largest over 1000 miles.
The average tornado is 50 yards wide with the smallest being just a few feet wide an the largest about 2.5 miles.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoHundreds to thousands of times bigger. A hurricane is usually hundreds of mile across. A tornado is usually only a few hundred yards across, rarely exceeding a mile.
A typical hurricane has a gale diameter of about 300 miles (480 kn). By contrast, a typical tornado is no more than 100 yards (90 m) wide.
The largest hurricane or typhoon (which is essentially the same thing) was Typhoon Tip in 1979, with a gale diameter of 1,380 miles (2,220 km).
The largest tornado on official record was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of 2013, with a radar-indicated width of 2.6 miles (4.2 km). The 1999 Mulhall, Oklahoma tornado had a radar-indicated width of 4.3 miles (7 km), but its width is officially listed as 1 mile (1.6 km).
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∙ 12y agoYes they are much bigger. Hurricanes are typically hundreds of miles across while tornadoes are rarely over a mile wide. The largest tornado on record was 2.5 miles wide which is still far smaller than even the smallest hurricane.
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∙ 12y agoA cyclone is bigger. Cyclones are large scale storm systems while a tornado is actually quite small in weather terms. However, tornadoes are generally more violent than cyclones.
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∙ 13y agoA hurricane.
A thunderstorm is usually about 15 miles wide. A hurricane averages 300.
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∙ 11y agoA typhoon is far bigger. A typhoon is usually several hundred miles wide, while a tornado is usually only a few hundred feet wide.
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∙ 9y agoA hurricane is many times larger than a tornado. A typical tornado is between 50 and 300 yards wide. A typical hurricane is between 200 and 400 miles wide.
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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
How big is a thunderstorm?
There isn't an exact size for a thunderstorm, but they can cover a large area of land. Every thunderstorm is different, and depending on how harsh the weather is and what the environment is like, the thunderstorm may be bigger or smaller.
What weather event usually includes heavy precipitation strong winds and surface air temperature below 0 degrees c is it blizzard tornado hurricane or thunderstorm?
Blizzard since it it is so cold and strong winds
Is a bigger hurricane more intense?
No. There is little if any correlation between hurricane size and intensity.
Bigger the hurricane the more intense?
Not necessarily. Hurricane Charley in 2004 was relatively small but was a category 4.
Does a hurricane begin as a thunderstorm?
Sometimes it does start with thunderstorm.
Is a thunderstorm a type of hurricane?
No.
What is worse a hurricane or a thunderstorm?
hurricane, of course. there can even be hundreds of thunderstorms imbedded in one hurricane.
What similarities does a thunderstorm and hurricane have?
They are both storms
Did hurricane Katrina cause a thunderstorm?
Hurricane Katrina caused many thunderstorms, as do all hurricanes.
Is a thunderstorm more dangerous than a hurricane?
No. In most cases a hurricane is far more dangerous.
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
Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
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
Do hurricanes cause other storms?
They normally dont, but multiple tornados can form from within a hurricane. Also when a hurricane starts to die, it basicly just forms a giant thunderstorm so a thunderstorm can be formed from a horricane.
What is a long narrow line of a thunderstorm in a hurricane?
These lines are called rain bands.
What other kind of natural disaster can a thunderstorm create?
Tornadoes, hurricane, twister.
