How is damage from a hurricane different from a tornado?

Answer 1

the different damages between a hurricane and a tornado is tornadoes destroy everything in is path like if your walking and a tornado is right behind you its just gonna kill you. but a hurricane just removes something and place it somewhere else like if your at the park playing on the swing and you don't see a hurricane behind you its just gonna pick you up and drop you somewhere else or drop trees into house and stuff

Answer 2

The wind damage from hurricanes and tornadoes is similar, however hurricanes also cause significant damage from flooding. This can cause water damage from prolonged immersion and tends to damage the bottom portion of a building first, while a tornado usually does its worst damage to the top portion. The wind damage from tornadoes can also be more severe than that found in hurricanes.

Answer 3

The wind damage caused by a hurricane is similar to that from a tornado, but generally less severe. While tornadoes cause most of their damage with wind and debris carried by wind, hurricanes cause most of their damage through flooding. Torrential rain from a hurricane can cause flooding inland, especially in river valleys. The storm surge which occurs when wind drives seawater onto land, can devastate coastal areas. Finally tornado damage follows a relatively narrow path but hurricane damage is generally widespread.

Answer 4

Hurricanes are typically larger storms that affect vast areas with strong winds and heavy rainfall, causing widespread damage over a longer period of time. Tornadoes, on the other hand, are smaller but intense rotating columns of air that can cause localized devastation with very high wind speeds in a short period of time. Damage from hurricanes tends to be more widespread while tornado damage is more localized but can be more intense in the immediate area of the tornado.