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.
A hurricane would likely have a greater range of pressure than a tornado. Hurricanes are much larger and more intense weather systems, with lower central pressures compared to the smaller and less intense tornadoes. The pressure gradient in a hurricane can vary significantly across its wide expanse, resulting in a greater overall range of pressure compared to tornadoes.
The pressure in a hurricane typically ranges from around 950 to 970 millibars at the center of the storm, known as the eye. In contrast, the pressure in a tornado rapidly drops at its center, but measurements vary widely and are often difficult to obtain due to the rapidly changing nature of tornadoes.
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.
Tornadoes typically form in areas of low pressure because it creates a pressure gradient that can lead to the rotation needed for a tornado to develop. High pressure systems typically bring less instability and moisture, making them less conducive to tornado formation.
No. While they are both spinning storms, tornadoes, unlike hurricanes, can and frequently do form over land.
An object that is placed vertically on a plane will have the steepest pressure gradient. Placing an object on an inclined plane will reduce the pressure it applies downwards.
No. A tornado produces the steepest pressure gradient of any weather phenomenon. An intense mid-latitude cyclone might have an overall pressure deficit comparable to a weak tornado, but that pressure gradient is spread out over several hundred miles. A tornado produces at least that much of a pressure drop over only a few hundred feet.
A hurricane would likely have a greater range of pressure than a tornado. Hurricanes are much larger and more intense weather systems, with lower central pressures compared to the smaller and less intense tornadoes. The pressure gradient in a hurricane can vary significantly across its wide expanse, resulting in a greater overall range of pressure compared to tornadoes.
A tornado produces a greater pressure drop over a shorter distance than a hurricane.
Both produce intense low pressure.
The pressure in a hurricane typically ranges from around 950 to 970 millibars at the center of the storm, known as the eye. In contrast, the pressure in a tornado rapidly drops at its center, but measurements vary widely and are often difficult to obtain due to the rapidly changing nature of tornadoes.
Winds spiral in toward the low pressure center of a tornado an build up great speed due to this pressure gradient. However, as they get into the outer part of the tornado's core they are actually spinning so fast that the low pressure cannot pull this air in any further. So the air at the center remains relatively calm. A similar phenomenon is what creates the eye of a hurricane.
The wind in a tornado moves in a circular fashion as it is pulled inward by the pressure gradient force resulting from the low pressure at the center of the tornado.
Tornadoes and hurricanes both produce low pressure.
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.
Yes. The winds of a tornado carry an enormous amount of force. That is why they are so destructive. The winds themselves are driven by a pressure gradient.
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.