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Hurricanes tend to be deadlier than tornadoes for two main reasons. First, hurricanes are huge compared with tornadoes. This means they affect larger areas and so have more opportunity to kill. Also, while tornadoes are chiefly wind events hurricanes produce both intense wind and major flooding. 90% of all hurricane deaths are drownings.

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Are tornadoes deadlier than hurricanes?

No. Hurricanes are generally deadlier. There have been a number of hurricanes with death tolls over 1,000 but only one known tornado holds that distinction.


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.


Is tornadoes or hurricanes deadlier?

One is not necessarily deadlier, as in both hurricanes an tornadoes, some kill more than others, and many do not kill at all. However, in terms of the highest death toll, hurricanes kill more people. This is largely due to the fact that they cover a larger area, giving them more opportunity to kill.


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?

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.


What is deadlier a hurricane or a tornado?

Hurricanes tend to be deadlier because the affect a larger area, and cause widespread flooding in addition to having strong winds, while tornadoes are limited to a relative small swath of damage cause by wind and debris.


Which of the following statements 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 statement "Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes" is true. "Hurricanes have strong winds" is also true unless there is a second part to it. Both hurricanes and tornadoes kill people.


Are hurricanes longer than tornadoes?

Tornadoes are both much larger than tornadoes and last much longer.


Can tornadoes be formed by hurricanes?

Yes. It is farily common for hurricanes to produce tornadoes. However, a hurricane will rarely produce tornadoes stronger than EF2.


Which has higher wind speed hurricanes or tornadoes?

There is actually a good deal of overlap. The winds of most hurricanes and tornadoes and hurricanes fall into the same range. However, the strongest tornadoes have faster winds than the strongest hurricanes.


Does lightning kill more people than Hurricanes or tornadoes?

No, lightning typically kills fewer people than hurricanes or tornadoes. On average, lightning causes around 30-60 deaths per year in the United States, while hurricanes and tornadoes can cause hundreds of deaths in a single event.


Are hurricanes large tornadoes?

no hurricanes differ from tornadoes


What storms cover large areas tornadoes or hurricanes?

Hurricanes cover large areas. Tornadoes are much smaller.