What is worst cyclone or tornado?

Answer 1

Such statements generally cannot be applied categorically, as the severity of impact of any of these events can vary widley.

To start off, though, we must establish that a hurricane is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. Hurricanes and other intense tropical cyclones such as typhoons are really the same thing. These storms are the most intense variety of cyclone and do have the most potential for death and destruction of all the events discussed here. However, not all tropical cyclones live up to their full destructive potential. Cyclones, including hurricanes, are large weather patterns that impact large areas.

Mid-latitude cyclones are rarely as intense as even a minimal hurricane, but they can still have significant effects including blizzards, floods, and severe weather and tornado outbreaks.

Tornadoes are a different phenomenon. They are small-scale weather events. Their effects are generally very localized, but the severity of damage in the small areas they hit is generally worse. So, while a hurricane may cause moderate damage across several states, a tornado can cause major damage limited to a single town.

Answer 2

A hurricane is generally worse. Since they are much larger than tornadoes they can cause more damage and kill more people. e.g. A number of hurricanes have killed over 1,000 people, but only one known tornado has done the same.

However, somewhat paradoxically, a tornado is more dangerous. This is because tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes, are harder to predict, and form much more quickly.

Answer 3

A hurricane is typically worse. Tropical storm winds range from 39-73 mph and storm surge typically does not exceed 3 feet. A hurricane has winds of at least 74 mph. winds as high as 190 mph have been recorded. Storm surges can exceed 20 feet.

There are exceptions though. Topical Storm Allison, in the 2000 Atlantic Hurricane season was worse than some hurricanes as it dumped an enormous amount of rain on the Houston area, creating massive flooding.

Answer 4

A cyclone is simply a large-scale area of low atmospheric pressure with closed cyclonic circulation. They may bring thunderstorms but are not necessarily severe. However, hurricanes and typhoons, which are a type of cyclone, are generally worse than tornadoes.

Tornadoes can cause more severe damage on a local scale than cyclones of any type can, but their affects are over a much smaller area.

Answer 5

A tornado would probably be worse to actually get hit by. While a hurricane can cause more damage overall, that damage is spread over a wide area. A tornado is a much more localized event and damage in a small area is often more severe than that caused.

Answer 6

Hurricanes are generally worse than tropical storms as they are the same type of storm, the only difference being that a hurricane is at a higher level of intensity. While the worst hurricanes are worse than the worst tornadoes, other than that, how bad they are varies from one storm to the next. A large, violent tornado moving through a city will likely be be worse than a minimal hurricane hitting a sparsely populated coastline.

Answer 7

Both cyclones and tornadoes can be extremely destructive, but generally cyclones cause more damage due to their larger size and longer duration. Cyclones can have storm surges, heavy rainfall, and strong winds that cover a larger area, causing widespread devastation. Tornadoes, on the other hand, are typically smaller in size but can produce very intense localized damage.

Answer 8

Neither is worse than the other. A tornado and a twister are the same thing.

Answer 9

A hurricane is a kind of cyclone. Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones such as typhoons are the strongest type of cyclone.