Technically, tornadoes are not cyclones. A cyclone is a weather system that consists of a low-pressure area with cyclonic rotation, meaning counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. A hurricane meets all of these standards. A tornado is a low pressure area with an organized cyclonic rotation, but it is a small-scale vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm, not large-scale independent weather system.
No. A hurricane is a type of cyclone, but a tornado is not. A cyclone is a large-scale weather system. A tornado is a small-scale circulation.
No. Both tornadoes and hurricanes are associated with warm weather.
Yes. North Carolina gets both tornadoes and hurricanes.
Tornadoes are both much larger than tornadoes and last much longer.
No. Like most forms of violent weather, hurricanes and tornadoes are associated with low pressure.
No. A hurricane is a type of cyclone, but a tornado is not. A cyclone is a large-scale weather system. A tornado is a small-scale circulation.
No. Both tornadoes and hurricanes are associated with warm weather.
Yes. Both tornadoes and hurricanes are vortices, though they are on entire different scales.
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.
Yes. North Carolina gets both tornadoes and hurricanes.
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.
No. Hurricanes start over water and tornadoes are on land.
Yes. North Carolina has been hit by both tornadoes and hurricanes. In 2011 the state was first hit hard by both.
No. Hurricanes and tornadoes are two different types of storm that produce fast winds, but they are not defined by wind speed alone. In many cases tornadoes and hurricanes produce winds in the same range of speed. A tornado is a violently rotating vortex of wind that is in contact with both the ground and a parent thunderstorm's cloud base. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. Note that any wind of 74 mph or greater is considered "hurricane-force" but only in a tropical cyclone is it considered an actual hurricane.
A typhoon is a cyclone. A cyclone is simply an area of low pressure. Types of cyclones include, but are not limited to, hurricanes/typhoons, low pressure systems and tornadoes.
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.
Tornadoes are both much larger than tornadoes and last much longer.