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Similarities between tornadoes and hurricanes:

  • Both are violent storms.
  • Both produce very strong, damaging winds.
  • Both tornadoes and hurricanes produce intense low pressure.
  • Both rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Differences between tornadoes and hurricanes:

  • Hurricanes are typically hundreds of miles wide, no less than 60 miles while tornadoes average 150 feet wide and are 2.5 miles wide at most.
  • Hurricanes form over tropical ocean water while tornadoes generally form over land.
  • Hurricanes take days to form and can last for up to a month while tornadoes typically last a few minutes, rarely exceeding an hour.
  • A hurricane is itself and independent storm system while a tornado is dependent on a parent thunderstorm.
  • Most hurricane deaths and damage result from flooding while tornadoes cause most damage and deaths through wind and airborne debris.
  • Tornadoes are usually made visible by a condensation funnel, which is not a feature of hurricanes.
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