whats the diffrence between a cyclone and a tornado?

Answer 1

in technical terms....

a cyclone is an area of low atmospheric pressure characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere of the Earth.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus (or, in rare cases, a cumulus) cloud base and the surface of the earth. Tornadoes come in many sizes, 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.

in reality a tornado is typically much faster than a cyclone and goes more than 100 K's per hour.....

hope this helpz.....!!!

Answer 2

A cyclone is the same as the hurricane and the typhoon (They only have different names). They are miles across and last for days. A tornado is a twisting cloud of air that is no more than a mile across and only lasts for a few minutes.

Answer 3

Typically, a cyclone is refferring to a much larger storm system (i.e. hurricanes, typhoons, etc.). The two are basically the same concept, except that tornadoes are normally much stronger (wind-wise) and affect much less area (normally 1/4-1 mile in diameter) while a tropical cyclone affect much larger areas (normally 100-500 miles in diameter, Katrina was about 500 miles in diameter).

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

anand is correct, also a tornado is usually a much more localized or smaller event. A cyclone can be a huge storm or disturbance.

Answer 5

Local dialect.