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A hurricane is much larger than a tornado. A typical hurricane is a few hundred miles across. Most tornadoes are no more than a few hundred yards wide.
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Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
Has a tornado collided with a hurricane?
No, they can't really collide. A hurricane is thousands of times larger than a tornado. In fact, it is not uncommon for tornadoes to form in the outer bands of a hurricane.
What type of storm has the greatest energy hurricane or tornado?
Overall a hurricane has much more energy. Mostly because a hurricane is hundreds of times larger than a tornado.
Who would win in a fight a tornado or a hurricane?
There is no conflict between a hurricane and a tornado. In fact, hurricanes often produce tornadoes. However, if you were to somehow pitch the force of a hurricane against the force of a tornado, the hurricane would "win" without being significantly affected. Although a tornado can have faster winds than a hurricane, hurricanes are much larger and have several orders of magnitude more energy than a tornado.
Would you rather be in a tornado or a hurricane?
A hurricane. While a hurricane can cause more damage and fatalities overall, this is spread out over a larger area. A tornado generally causes more severe damage, but in a smaller area.
Which is more destructive the winds of a hurricane or a tornado?
Generally tornado winds are more destructive that hurricane winds. Hurricane winds, however, cause damage over a much larger area than a tornado, so the overall amount of damage may be greater. The worst damage in a hurricane is usually the result of flooding.
Is the eye of a hurricane bigger than the eye or a tornado?
Yes. Much bigger. The eye of a hurricane is larger than the whole tornado in nearly all cases. The eye of a hurricane is usually 20 to 40 miles wide The smallest hurricane eye on record was 2.3 miles wide. Only a few tornadoes have been larger than this. The largest tornado ever recorded was 2.6 miles wide. The typical tornado is 50 to 100 yards wide.
Would a tornado do more damage than a hurricane?
No. A hurricane will produce more damage overall because it affects a larger area, though on a localized scale the damage from a tornado is often more severe.
Does a tornado or a hurricane have the steepest pressure gradient?
Definitely a tornado. A hurricane produces a large pressure drop over a distance of hundreds of miles. A tornado produces a similar, possibly larger pressure drop over only a few hundred feet.
Do the wind of a tornado tend to concentrate in s smaller or larger area than the wind of a hurricane?
The wind of a tornado are in a much smaller area, usually under a mile wide. A hurricane is hundreds of miles wide.
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
