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Hurricanes last far longer. A hurricane typically lasts for several days, and some have lasted up to a month.

By contrast a tornado usually only lasts a few minutes, and some just last a few seconds. No tornado has been known to last more than three and a half hours.
A hurricane lasts longer than a tornado.

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Do tornadoes cause less damage or a hurricane?

It depends on the intensity and size of the tornado or hurricane. Generally, hurricanes tend to cause more widespread damage due to their larger size and longer duration. However, intense tornadoes can also cause significant damage in a localized area with extremely high winds.


What is several hundred miles in diameter a tornado or a hurricane?

A hurricane. A tornado is usually no more than a quarter of a mile wide.


Has a tornado collided with a hurricane?

Tornadoes are smaller in scale compared to hurricanes and are typically embedded within them. So while a tornado can form within or near a hurricane, a direct collision between a tornado and a hurricane as two separate weather events is highly unlikely.


Is hurricane and tornado in a bottle the same thing?

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.


What is stronger a tornado or hurricane?

No. In most cases hurricane winds and tornado winds fall into the same range. However, in dealing with records, the highest winds recorded in a hurricane were about 190 mph. By contrast one tornado had its winds clocked at just over 300 mph. A hurricane with its high speed winds, thunder, lightning, and rain, covers a very much larger land area and air volume than a tornado. The sum total of energy and force in a hurricane is substantially greater than that of a tornado. That would make a hurricane stronger than a tornado.

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Which takes longer a tornado or hurricane?

A hurricane lasts longer, usually a few days, while a tornado usually lasts over 15 minutes.


What lastest longer tornadoes or hurricanes on land?

Definitely hurricanes. A hurricane can maintain hurricane strength for hours after landfall and tropical storm status even longer. By comparison the average tornado lasts 10 minutes. It is very rare for a tornado to last more than an hour.


Is it true hurricane usually only last a few minutes?

No. A hurricane lasts for days if not weeks. It is a tornado that usually lasts a few minutes.


Does a hurricane or a tornado last less than 10 minutes?

A tornado will typically, though not always, last less than 10 minutes. On rare occassions a tornado may last for over an hour. A hurricane, by contrast, lasts several days.


Which lasts longer a tsunami or a hurricane?

A hurricane lasts longer. A tsunami can cross the entire Pacific Ocean in about a day. After all portions of a tsunami have hit land it will have largely dissipated. By contrast, a hurricane moves much slower over the ocean and can easily last for over a week.


When is the start of tornado season and the end of the season?

Unlike hurricane season there are not official limits to tornado season. However, generally tornado season lasts from lat march though June. However significant tornado outbreaks can occur at almost any time of year.


Who would win f6 tornado or a 5 min hurricane?

There is no such thing as an F6 tornado or a 5 minute hurricane. The Fujita scale only goes up to F5 and a hurricane lasts for days, not minutes. Hurricanes can produce tornadoes. When this occurs, the two do not interfere with each other. So there would be no winner as there is no conflict to begin with.


Do hurricanes only last a few minutes?

No, hurricanes can last for several days to weeks, with varying intensity during that time. The most intense part of a hurricane, known as the eyewall, can bring extremely strong winds and heavy rainfall in a concentrated area, but the overall storm system can persist for a much longer duration.


How can hurricane chris become the deadliest tornado?

It can't. A hurricane can't become a tornado.


Do tornadoes last longer or do hurricanes?

Hurricanes last much longer. A typical hurricane lasts several days. Tornadoes usually last a few minutes.


Can a hurricane be shaped as a tornado?

No, a hurricane is a huge storm hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is tiny by comparison.


What is the duration of Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak?

The duration of Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak is 48 hours.