Similarities and Differences Between Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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Similarities and Differences Between Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Pressure
Tornadoes- A lot in the funnel of the tornado.
Hurricanes- A lot of pressure around the eye but not in the middle of the eye.
Amount of Damage
How are they Destroyed
Tornadoes- could not find this data
Hurricanes- No water, cold water
They have around the same amount of damage.
How are they created
Wind Speed
Size
Duration
Tornadoes- Around 100 MPH
Hurricane- Has to be at/above 74 MPH
Tornadoes- Less than ten minutes
Hurricanes- A few Hours to a Week
Tornadoes- When there is a storm and then different wind speeds make a funnel cloud
Hurricanes- When water evaporates and then are twisted in the air.
Criteria of your own- which one has more deaths associated with them
Hurricanes have more of a potential to be deadly
Tornado: There are three sizes; weak, strong, violent
Hurricane: Determined by the size of its diameter. The average diameter is around 100 miles.
Where they form...
Rotation
Tornadoes- most often in flat, dry regions.
Hurricane- Ones that hit the US start in the Caribbean or Atlantic.
Tornadoes- Rotate counter-clockwise in the norther hemisphere.
Hurricanes- Also rotate counter-clockwise