They are all storms that can produce strong, potentially damaging winds, are accompanied by low pressure, and result from convection. Tornadoes are more an indirect result since they are a product of strong thunderstorms.
Thunderstorms are the most common type of storm, occurring frequently around the world. They are characterized by thunder, lightning, strong winds, and sometimes heavy rain or hail. Tornadoes and hurricanes are less common but can be more destructive when they occur.
Thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes are all types of storm generally driven by warm moist air. Tornadoes, hurricanes, and some thunderstorms rotate and produce damaging winds. Tornadoes themselves are the product of rotating thunderstorms. Both hurricanes and thunderstorms can produce heavy rain.
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.
Cumulonimbus clouds, the clouds of thunderstorms. A tornado is a product of a thunderstorm and descends to the ground from the base of a cumulonimbus. A hurricane is a storm system composed of many thunderstorms, and therefore contains many cumulonimbus clouds.
A hurricane is much larger than a thunderstorm. Hurricanes avaerage about 300 miles wide. Thunderstorms are typically 5 to 10 miles wide. Tornadoes average 150 feet wide. Hurricanes only form over tropical ocean water. Thunderstorms and especially tornadoes often form over land and frequently in temperate areas.
All hurricanes and nearly all thunderstorms produce precipitation. Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms and so are nearly always accompanied by precipitation, but they do not produce precipitation.
Hurricanes do not hit France, though occasionally hurricane remnants do. Tornadoes are not common, but they do occur. Thunderstorms are not uncommon.
Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes can all cause damage to vegetation and man made structure through their winds. Hurricanes and thunderstorms both produce rain, which can sometimes lead to flooding. It should be noted that hurricanes produce thunderstorms and thunderstorms, including those found in hurricanes, are what produce tornadoes.
Thunderstorms are the most common storm, occurring frequently around the world. Lightning, heavy rain, strong winds, and sometimes tornadoes are associated with thunderstorms. Hurricanes and tornadoes are less common and occur in specific regions and under certain conditions.
Thunderstorms. Tornadoes are a product of thunderstorms while a hurricane is composed of thunderstorms.
Tornadoes are a product of severe thunderstorms and are fairly common in the outer rain bands of hurricanes.
Uruguay gets thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes, but not hurricanes.
All are forms of potentially dangerous weather.
They don't. While it is fairly common for a hurricane to produce tornadoes, most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes. The thunderstorms that produce tornadoes may produce strong, even hurricane-force winds, but that does not make them hurricanes.
Thunderstorms are the most common type of storm, occurring frequently around the world. They are characterized by thunder, lightning, strong winds, and sometimes heavy rain or hail. Tornadoes and hurricanes are less common but can be more destructive when they occur.
Tornadoes develop during thunderstorms, which are themselves giant cumulonimbus clouds. Some tornadoes are produced by hurricanes, but most are not.
Yes. Hurricanes produce torrentail rain, and thunderstorms will usually produce rain and sometimes hail. Since tornadoes are a product of strong thunderstorms, they will usually be accompanied by rain and are often accompanied by hail.