For tornadoes:
First, a condition called wind shear, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes with altitude. If the shear is strong enough it can essentially tilt a thunderstorm, this separates the updraft and downdraft of the thunderstorm, preventing them from interfering with one another. This allows the storm to become stronger and last longer.
Additionally, if the wind shear is strong enough it can start the air rolling in what is called horizontal vorticity. This horizontal vorticity can then be turned vertical by a thunderstorm's updraft. When this happens, the thunderstorm may start rotating. The rotation is especially strong in an updraft called a mesocyclone. If the storm intensifies rapidly enough, a relatively warm downdraft called a rear-flank downdraft or RFD can wrap around the bottom part of the mesocyclone. This can then tighten and intensify its rotation and bring it down to the ground to produce a tornado.
For hurricanes:
A disorganized cluster of thunderstorm with low pressure moves or forms over warm ocean water. The moisture from the ocean causes the storms to strengthen and organize. At the same time air flowing into the low pressure area begins to rotate as a result of earth's spin. When the system develops a closed, organized circulation it becomes a tropical depression, the lowest category of tropical cyclone. As the storm strengthens further the pressure drops and wind speed increases. When sustained winds reach 39 mph (63 km/h) the system becomes a tropical storm. When they reach 74 mph (119 km/h) the storm becomes a hurricane.
Tornadoes can occur in hurricanes, but they are not required for a hurricane to form. Tornadoes in hurricanes tend to be weaker and more short-lived compared to those in severe thunderstorms. The conditions within a hurricane can sometimes spawn tornadoes, particularly in the outer rain bands.
Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes. Both hurricanes and tornadoes can be deadly, although hurricanes are more likely to cause widespread destruction due to their larger size and duration. Both hurricanes and tornadoes have strong winds, but hurricanes typically have more sustained, powerful winds over a larger region.
Hurricanes don't turn into tornadoes because these two weather phenomena are formed by entirely different processes. However, tornadoes are frequently spawned by hurricanes and will go through their short life cycle as the hurricane makes landfall.
No. Tornadoes and hurricanes form in completely different ways and operate on different scales. In very simple terms, hurricanes form when clusters of storms over tropical oceans gains strength and form an organized, large scale and violent storm system. Tornadoes form when rotation within an individual thunderstorm tightens and intensifies into a small-scale but very violent whirlwind.
Both tornadoes and hurricanes are cyclonic in nature, but they differ in size and scale. Tornadoes are small, localized, and form in severe thunderstorms, while hurricanes are larger, organized storm systems that develop over warm ocean waters. Additionally, tornadoes typically last for a short period of time, whereas hurricanes can persist for days or even weeks.
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Tornadoes can form just about anywhere.
No. While many hurricanes do produce tornadoes, most tornadoes are the result of storm systems other than hurricanes. Addtionally, the tornadoes that do form in hurricanes usually form along the front part of the storm.
No, tornadoes and hurricanes are not the same. Tornadoes are localized, violent windstorms with a narrow path of destruction, while hurricanes are large, rotating storm systems that form over tropical waters and can cover a wide area. Both are dangerous weather phenomena but have different causes and characteristics.
Hurricanes develop over warm ocean water. Tornadoes usually form over land.
Tornadoes can occur in hurricanes, but they are not required for a hurricane to form. Tornadoes in hurricanes tend to be weaker and more short-lived compared to those in severe thunderstorms. The conditions within a hurricane can sometimes spawn tornadoes, particularly in the outer rain bands.
No. Like most forms of violent weather, hurricanes and tornadoes are associated with low pressure.
no hurricanes differ from tornadoes
In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes and tornadoes typically rotate counterclockwise. This is due to the Coriolis effect, which causes moving air to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Minnesota gets tornadoes but not hurricanes. Hurricanes form over wam ocean water and do not last very long over land. Minnesota is much too far from the ocean.
Tornadoes and hurricanes are different weather phenomena. Tornadoes are rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground, while hurricanes are large, rotating storms that form over warm ocean waters. They are not the same and have different characteristics and impacts.
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