Similarities and Differences Between Hurricanes and Tornadoes

Another difference between hurricanes and tornadoes is their size. The width of a hurricane is hundreds of miles, but the width of a tornado is usually less than a quarter mile. However, please do not mistake a small size tornado as a sign of weakness. These bad boys should not be messed up! The size of the tornado is not enough, they supplement the power. Tornado's wind speed can reach up to 300 miles per hour, but hurricane wind speeds are less than 180 miles per hour. A hurricane can last for several weeks, but the tornado will soon, usually last less than an hour

The appearance of a hurricane and a tornado are also different. For people on the ground that encounter hurricanes, it may seem like a terrible thunderstorm. However, the tornado may seem very different. The tornado is shaped like a funnel and looks like a broad top and thin bottom tube. An average of about 1,300 tornadoes occur each year in the United States, and it has occurred all over the world. Sadly, it is reported that about 60 people die from tornado every year. These terrible storms often happen, but there are several things that stand out. The most deadly tornado in history occurred in Bangladesh in 1989, about 1,300 people died and over 12,000 were injured. The storm of this mile destroyed the whole town and about 80 thousand people lost their homes

There are many differences between tornadoes and hurricanes. The largest tornado observed every time is 4 km (2.5 miles) wide and most tornadoes are less than 0.8 km (0.5 mile) wide. The father's storm cloud that generates a tornado is generally about 16 kilometers (10 miles) wide. However, hurricanes are usually much larger, with widths ranging from about 160 kilometers (100 miles) to 1600 kilometers (1000 miles) (see Hurricane structure and main cycle). Tornado has a very short lifetime ranging from seconds to hours. In contrast, the life cycle of hurricanes can last from several days to several weeks. The tornado and its parent's storm cloud need strong vertical wind shear and a strong horizontal temperature change to form and survive; the hurricane is in a weak vertical wind shear area where the temperature level hardly changes Prosper (see Hurricane Genesis). Birth of hurricanes) Furthermore, strong tornadoes usually occur on land, and hurricanes mostly occur at sea.