hurricane and a tornado are they almost the same thing???

Question

Do they do the same damage? I know they are not the samething but, they do almost the samething.?????????

Answer 1

As far as high winds, rain and often hail yes. The primary difference is that a hurricane tends to form over water and a tornado over land. Hurrricanes also tend to last longer since they can "refuel" themselves from the water.

Answer 2

Hurricane is a much more on larger scale when damage comes to it tornado does it on a shorter scale of damage e.g. Trail of Damage when Hurricane can rip the whole state or Country.Yes , hurricane moves round as such tornado but i do think that Hurricane does much more damage than tornado!.


Definitions-

Hurricane-

In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or tropical storm, typhoon, or hurricane, depending on strength and location) is a type of low-pressure system which generally forms in the tropics. While they can be highly destructive, tropical cyclones are an important part of the atmospheric circulation system, which moves heat from the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.


Tornado-

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus (or, in rare cases, cumulus) cloud base and the surface of the earth. Tornadoes can come in many shapes, but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, with the narrow end touching the earth. Often, a cloud of debris encircles the lower portion of the funnel.

Most have winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) or less, are approximately 250 feet (75 meters) across, and travel a few miles (several kilometers) before dissipating. However, some tornadoes can have winds of more than 300 mph (480 km/h), be more than a mile (1.6 km) across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than 100 kilometers).

Sorry for beign so long!

Answer 3

Not even close.

They are formed differently.

Tornado wind speeds can be as high as 300+ miles an hour.