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Overall the worst hurricanes are worse. There have been quite a few hurricanes that have claimed over 1,000 lives, but only one known tornado holds this distinction. Additionally, there have been several hurricanes with damage costs in the tens of billions of dollars, while no single tornado has ever cost more than $3 billion.

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Are hurricanes worse than tornadoes or are tornadoes worse than hurricanes?

This cannot be answered simply, as both hurricanes and tornadoes vary greatly in how bad they are. The impacts of both tornadoes and hurricanes can range from negligible to devastating. That said, the very worst hurricanes can be far deadlier and more destructive than the worst tornadoes.


Does Massachusetts have any tornadoes hurricanes or gangs?

Yes. Massachusetts has been hit by tornadoes (including one of the worst in U.S. history), and hurricanes and does have gangs.


Where did Iowa get the names for the tornadoes?

Tornadoes don't have names, hurricanes do, and Iowa does not get hurricanes. Tornadoes are referred to by where they hit in most cases. For example, one of the worst tornadoes to hit Iowa in recent years was the Parkersburg tornado, which destroyed part of the town of Parkersburg.


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Compare the damage done by hurricanes to the damage done by tornadoes?

Both hurricane and tornadoes can cause very severe wind damage. In tornadoes that damage tends to be more severe, but also occurs in a much smaller area. Hurricanes usually cause their worst damage through flooding either caused by their heavy rains or through the storm surge, which essentially pushes seawater onto land. In the worst cases this flooding can wash away roads and coastal communities.


How do hurricanes and tornadoes have an extreme impact communities?

Both hurricanes and tornadoescan be very destructive. Hurricanes can inundate large areas and the worst tornadoes can tear swaths of complete destruction through communites. People may be killed and many more may be injured.


Do tornadoes relate to hurricanes?

Not really. Although hurricanes and tornadoes have some notable similarities, they are completely different phenomena. It is not uncommon for hurricanes to produce tornadoes, but most tornadoes are not a result of hurricanes.


What can hurricanes have?

hurricanes can have tornadoes.


Do tornadoes come before hurricanes?

Generally not, although tornadoes are often produced by landfalling hurricanes, most tornadoes are not associate with 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.


Is a tornado associated with hurricanes?

It is not uncommon for a hurricane to produce tornadoes at landfall. But most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes and not all hurricanes produce tornadoes.


Do tornadoes and hurricanes occur together?

Sometimes a hurricane can produce tornadoes, but most tornadoes are not produced by hurricanes.