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They are both steered largely by synoptic scale wind patterns. Hurricanes especially are moved by large scale wind patterns including the trade winds, the prevailing westerlies and winds from any high and low pressure systems that are in the region.

Tornadoes move mostly with their parent thunderstorm, which is steered mostly by the prevailing winds with some influence from the parent weather system. Tornadoes that form in an unusual part of a storm system or in a slow moving or stationary system may move in unusual directions (typically a tornado will move in a westerly direction). The direction a tornado moves, especially a weak one, can also be influence by microscale wind currents in and near the parent thunderstorm.

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