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90% of hurricane deaths are drownings.
The most dangerous feature of a hurricane is the storm surge. This is a bulge on the surface at the ocean that can cause heavy coastal flooding.
Hurricanes also produce torrential rain that can lead to landslides and more flooding.
Hurricanes also produce very strong winds that can knock down trees and damage or destroy buildings.
Finally, severe thunderstorms can form in the outer bands of a hurricane, wome of which can produce tornadoes.
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Why do hurricanes and tornadoes happen at the same time whenever?
They don't. While it is fairly common for a hurricane to produce tornadoes, most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes. The thunderstorms that produce tornadoes may produce strong, even hurricane-force winds, but that does not make them hurricanes.
Why don't hurricanes or tornadoes enter the southern hemisphere?
They do, but most tornadoes don't make international news and generally, the strongest tornadoes that do most of the serious damage occur in the U.S. Hurricanes occur in the southern hemisphere, but are called cyclones or tropical cyclones rather than hurricanes.
Can hurricans becaused by tornadoes if they hit the ocean?
No, a tornado the moves onto water simply becomes a waterspout. A tornado is far to small and short-lived to produce or significantly affect something as large as a hurricane. However, hurricanes often produce tornadoes in their outer storm bands as they make landfall.
Why do tornadoes and hurricanes avoid major cities?
They don't. In regard to tornadoes, the downtown areas of major cities are relatively small targets, making them easy to miss. However, major cities have been hit by significant tornadoes including Birmingham, Alabama; Forth Worth, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; St Louis, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; and Raleigh, North Carolina among others. Weak tornadoes have even hit New York City. For hurricanes the size of a city isn't as much of an issue as hurricanes are enormous compared with tornadoes and affect very large areas. However, hurricanes are limited in where they can occur to relatively warm ocean water. Cities that are inland generally cannot be reached by hurricanes. Cold water and winds off the U.S. Pacific coast and westward-blowing winds in the hurricane forming regions to the south make it nearly impossible for hurricanes to strike the U.S. west coast. Cold water off the northeast coast also suppresses hurricanes, but a few have slipped through to New England. Most hurricanes in the U.S. hit the Gulf coast or the southern Atlantic coast. Major U.S. cities that have been hit hard be hurricanes include Galveston, Texas; Mobile, Alabama; Miami, Florida; and Providence, Rhode Island.
You are reading about hurricanes to try and answer the question Why are there so many hurricanes these days you are trying to make a inference?
There are likely more hurricanes these days due to a combination of natural climate cycles and human-induced climate change. Warmer ocean temperatures can fuel the formation of hurricanes, leading to an increase in their frequency and intensity. Additionally, factors such as changing wind patterns and atmospheric conditions may also contribute to the rise in the number of hurricanes.
What is the reationship between hurricanes and tornadoes?
It is not uncommon for hurricanes to produce tornadoes when they make landfall.
Do hurricanes make tornadoes?
Yes. It is fairly common for hurricens to produce tornadoes. However, most tornadoes are not produced by hurricanes.
Why do hurricanes and tornadoes happen at the same time whenever?
They don't. While it is fairly common for a hurricane to produce tornadoes, most tornadoes are not associated with hurricanes. The thunderstorms that produce tornadoes may produce strong, even hurricane-force winds, but that does not make them hurricanes.
Are there more tornadoes or hurricanes in Alabama?
There are more tornadoes in Alabama compared to hurricanes. Alabama is part of a region known as Tornado Alley, which experiences multiple tornadoes each year. Hurricanes are less common in Alabama, but the state can still be impacted by hurricanes that make landfall along the Gulf Coast.
Does Maryland have tornadoes or hurricanes?
There have been tornadoes in Maryland, including some very strong ones. Hurricanes are possibility too. Part of Maryland is by the ocean, and that is the part that could get a hurricane. Typically though hurricanes do not hit that high up the East coast.
What effect do hurricanes have on humans?
There is flooding, that kills the most people, the wind can bring trees down and they can also make tornadoes
Why don't hurricanes or tornadoes enter the southern hemisphere?
They do, but most tornadoes don't make international news and generally, the strongest tornadoes that do most of the serious damage occur in the U.S. Hurricanes occur in the southern hemisphere, but are called cyclones or tropical cyclones rather than hurricanes.
Is it possble for hurricanes and tornadoes to get to Chicago?
Chicago cannot get hurricanes as it is too far from the ocean. It can get the extratropical remnants of hurricnaes, but by the time the make it that far they won't be much stronger than ordinary storm systems. Tornadoes, however, are quite possible in Chicago. They are fairly common in Illinois and contrary to popular belief tornadoes can and do hit major cities.
Can a tornado and a hurricane occur in the same place at once?
Yes. It is actually fairly common for hurricanes to produce tornadoes as they make landfall.
Can Kansas Have Hurricanes?
Although Kansas is located inland, it is possible for hurricanes to cause impacts such as heavy rainfall, strong winds, and tornadoes as they move inland from the coast. However, the effects are typically not as severe as those experienced along the coast.
How often do tornadoes and hurricanes happen in the Temperate Rainforest?
Hurricanes do not often impact temperate areas as the are mostly limited to tropical and subtropical regions. Tornadoes are more common than hurricanes in temperate climates, but affect grassland more often than forests.
Can hurricans becaused by tornadoes if they hit the ocean?
No, a tornado the moves onto water simply becomes a waterspout. A tornado is far to small and short-lived to produce or significantly affect something as large as a hurricane. However, hurricanes often produce tornadoes in their outer storm bands as they make landfall.
