Hurricanes and tornados

[Jase]

what is the difference between a hurricane and a tornado

[DumBlonde]

They're pretty much the same thing. Hot air meets cold air and they react by swirling and create a big storm. Tornadoes are more random and can form quite quickly normally inland but hurricanes are normally gigantic and form out at sea and then travel for a few days until they calm down. Go to weather.com or discoverychannel.com for more detailed decription.

[pinus]

from other sites Hurricane A warm-core tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 64 kt (74 mph or 119 kph) or more. The term hurricane is used for Northern Hemisphere cyclones east of the International Dateline to the Greenwich Meridian. It has a diameter of 250 to 500 miles and a cyclonic circulation typically extending to near 50,000 feet. It is called a Typhoon in the western Pacific north of the Equator and west of the International Dateline, a Cyclone in the Indian Ocean, and Baguio in the Philippines area. Tornado A twisting, spinning funnel of low pressure air. The most unpredictable weather event, tornadoes are created during powerful thunderstorms. As a column of warm air rises, air rushes in at ground level and begins to spin. If the storm gathers energy, a twisting, spinning funnel develops. Because of the funnel's cloud and rain composition and the dust, soil, and debris it draws up, the funnel appears blackish in color. The most energetic storms result in the funnel touching the ground. In these tornadoes, the roaring winds in the funnel can reach 300 mph, the strongest winds on Earth. Funnels usually travel at 20 to 40 mph, moving toward the northeast. When tornadoes form over lakes or oceans they suck water into the funnel cloud and are called waterspouts.

[PunkyD20391]

Hurricanes are in the ocean. And tornadoes are on the ground.