If a hurricane has slower wind speeds than a tornado how does it inflict more damage?

Answer 1

Several reasons
1) A hurricane is larger and covers more area while a tornado is much smaller and may only hit one house and leave the neighbors house. A hurricane can be 500 miles wide, while a tornado is 2 miles wide at most.
2) A hurricane has storm surge and flooding rains, while a tornado is usually rainless. A tornado can do more damage to one particular location, but hurricanes have widespread damage.

Answer 2

Hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes because hurricanes are larger than tornadoes. Plus, while a tornado does damage with wind and the debris it picks up, hurricanes have more elements that could inflict more damage; wind, storm surge, debris, and they spawn tornadoes which can cause more damage.

Answer 3

both are extremely dangerous. Hurricanes don't necessarily have slower wind speeds than a tornado. It depends on the severity of the storm, wind speeds vary from storm to storm.

never ever underestimate the power of a hurricane or tornado

Answer 4

Becasue a hurricane is much more widespread -- a tornado only affects the relatively smaller area around it.

Answer 5

A tornado might sweep a path clean 1/2 mile wide and
10 miles long.

A hurricaine may cover 100 miles wide and 500
miles long.....

Answer 6

Because a tornado has a wider distruction ray

Answer 7

similar to compare a solar system to a Galaxy. it is much bigger.this represents much more power.