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Answer by Mars
Submitted on 10/21/2005
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Here is the information about hurricane in website hurricane preparedness, maybe could answer your question. What is a Hurricane? A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, which is a generic term for a low pressure system that generally forms in the tropics. The cyclone is accompanied by thunderstorms and, in the Northern Hemisphere, a counterclockwise circulation of winds near the earth's surface. Tropical cyclones are classified as follows: * Sustained winds A 1-minute average wind measured at about 33 ft (10 meters) above the surface. ** 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour or 1.15 statute miles per hour. Abbreviated as "kt". Tropical Depression An organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds* of 38 mph (33 kt**) or less Tropical Storm An organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 39-73 mph (34-63 kt) Hurricane An intense tropical weather system of strong thunderstorms with a well-defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 kt) or higher

Answer by 53
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Actually, hurricanes and tornados shouldn't be compared directly because both require completely different specific things to occur for them to take place. The main difference between a hurricane and a tornado is that the hurricane is out over the ocean ("tropical"). That's why, although they still cause damage on land, hurricanes weaken once they hit land and eventually completely go away (or at least dissipate until they are just thunderstorms again). Tornados form on land. They occur when low and high pressure systems cross paths. Hurricanes and tropical storms are in the same category (both are considered tropical cyclones) with the difference being intensity (wind speeds). For a tropical cyclone to form and grow into a hurricane, there must be some pre-existing weather disturbance (i.e. a thunderstorm), ocean temps must be at least 80 degrees F down to around 150 feet, and relatively light winds at the lower levels of the atmosphere. The first stage of a tropical cyclone is a tropical depression (38 mph or less winds), the second stage is a tropical storm (39-73 mph winds), and the third is a hurricane (74 mph or more winds). Then there are different categories of hurricanes from 1-5 with 1 being the least intense (74-95 mph winds) and 5 being the most intense (156 mph winds or more). Hurricanes are typically around 300 miles wide although they can be bigger or smaller. As far as the size of a tornado, poki is right, tornados are much smaller than hurricanes. In fact, most tornados are around 110-120 feet or less. A 1 mile wide tornado is considered extremely large and rare. As for damage, some of the smaller storms can cause the most damage. Size and wind speed are not enough to predict the amount of damage a storm will cause. There really isn't a way to predict this. A smaller, less intense storm could cause more damage than a bigger, more intense storm depending on the direction it hits a location. Thanks.

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Question by Quinnae
Submitted on 9/12/2003
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What is the difference between a TROPICAL STORM A HURRICANE AND A ORDINARY STORM.

Answer by jhf
Submitted on 2/19/2004
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difference between hurricane and tropocal storm

Answer by Allie H.
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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A tropical storm is ussually smaller than a hurricane. It has lower wind speed and does not travel as fast. A hurricane is smaller than a tornado but larger than a tropical storm. It has wind speed that can travel over 75 miles per hour. It is also a lot more dangerous.

Answer by poki
Submitted on 3/9/2004
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A hurricane does not do more damage of the last 10 major damages 4 have been of tropical storms. the difference between a tropical storm and a catorgary 1 hurricane is 1mph. allie H. is wrong a hurricane is not smaller than a tornado, a tornado being maybe 200 metres wide but with windspeeds of upto 250 mph and a hurricane being maybe 350 miles wide but with wind speeds of upto 175 mph. thankyou

Answer by lee mccully
Submitted on 8/26/2004
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I love hurricanes.

Answer by Adam R.
Submitted on 9/8/2004
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A Tropical Storm is different then a hurricane because Tropical storms do damage but not as much as a hurricane dose.I agree with about the miles that a hurricane travels but not with how wide the hurricane being 350 miles. Hurricanes are different from Tropical Storms because hurricanes have categories but Tropical Storms don't.

Answer by erica
Submitted on 9/20/2004
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both allie and poki are wrong because i said so

Answer by Natalie
Submitted on 9/25/2004
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A hurricane does not do more damage of the last 10 major damages 4 have been of tropical storms. The difference between a tropical storm and a catorgary 1 hurricane is actually 1mph. Allie H. is wrong. A hurricane is not smaller than a tornado, a tornado being maybe 200 meters wide but with windspeeds of upto 250 mph and a hurricane being maybe 350 miles wide but with wind speeds of upto 175 mph. Duh!

Answer by Niki
Submitted on 11/22/2004
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A tropical storm is usually smaller than a hurricane. It has lower wind speed and does not travel as fast. A hurricane is larger than a tornado and is also larger than a tropical storm. It has wind speed that can travel over 75 miles per hour. A tropical storm causes more damage, though. A hurricane can be 350 miles wide with wind speeds of up to 175 mph.

Answer by liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Submitted on 12/30/2004
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dangorous

Answer by lucy
Submitted on 1/10/2005
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a tropical storm can relate to any thing an a hurricane is its self

Answer by Gemma`
Submitted on 1/16/2005
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Tropical Storms start above water and lose energy when they hit land. Tornadoes are made on land and get their energy from land.

Answer by Chris ss
Submitted on 2/10/2005
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A hurricane is smaller than a tornado but larger than a tropical storm. A hurricane starts out as a tropical storm and as it grows can become a hurricane. A hurricane has winds of over 74 miles per hour. They norrmally form in the southern Atlantic Ocean,Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean

Answer by la la
Submitted on 2/23/2005
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they smell very bad like bobo they have a roton center

Answer by GoodGirlMadden181
Submitted on 3/10/2005
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Hello! All your information is USELESS! I am trying to do project and you are NO help! By u useless pigs!

Answer by crap for brains
Submitted on 4/25/2005
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there is none

Answer by Da J
Submitted on 4/26/2005
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A HURICANE IS BIG A TORNADO IS SMALL. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Answer by megum
Submitted on 4/28/2005
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Answer by Cummz
Submitted on 5/4/2005
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you both have different answers so how am i suppose to know what is right? please type the right answer...anyone?!

Answer by rttt
Submitted on 5/24/2005
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Answer by storm_2
Submitted on 9/8/2005
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poki is wrong about tropical storms doing more damage. although she is right a hurricane is a lot bigger than a tornado a hurricane hits faster and does a lot more damage although we give warnings some just don't have the time to pack and get out normally it is very hard to determine the wind speed or intensity of a hurricane that was the problem of hurricane Katrina

Answer by em
Submitted on 9/13/2005
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i don't know

Answer by saccy
Submitted on 9/20/2005
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im stuipd i dont no

Answer by Avril Bondoc
Submitted on 9/20/2005
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A tropical storm is smaller than a hurricane.A hurricane is way more dangerous,so watch out!!

Answer by donthate541
Submitted on 10/2/2005
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i think u both are wrong bye

Answer by Coolest guy ever
Submitted on 10/3/2005
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it is the thing that stuff does to the thing and jeff roloson is a pretty cool guy

Answer by meow,meow
Submitted on 10/3/2005
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a hurricane is a fish and a storm is a bug.Like duh

Answer by your mom
Submitted on 10/3/2005
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I think that you should have to put your name on this, that way you know when you get in here, if this is a reasonable source of information or not.

Answer by Jill
Submitted on 10/15/2005
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Hurricanes are much larger than tornadoes and tropical storms and tornadoes have much more wind speeds but hurricanes are the biggest

Answer by crush
Submitted on 10/30/2005
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dont know dont care!!! nah i reckon that a hurricane is way bigger than a tropical storm and does any 1 have any more info im doing a progect on 'em.

Answer by pea head
Submitted on 11/18/2005
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A tropical storm is smaller than a hurricane. These answers suck so this is a sucky web site. So cry you a river of tears and build a bridge and get over it.

Answer by pea head
Submitted on 11/21/2005
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these answers are all wrong and the people that wrote them suck. the people are all buttholes

Answer by Makar
Submitted on 12/8/2005
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Tornadoes are most powerful than a hurricanes because tornadoes could go up to F0 to F15!Hurricanes can go up to cat.1 to cat.5.

Answer by Raph
Submitted on 12/8/2005
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If you could guess what is so dangerous,you could win!Ok,now what is so dangerous? a. a hurricane b. a tornado c. a tropical storm Then after you are done,you might win?????This might be money!

Answer by loko
Submitted on 1/11/2006
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a tropical storm is when the winds are between 39-73 miles per hour. a hurricane is when the winds are above 74 miles per hour. therefore, hurricanes will be more likely to create more damage. i disagree w/ poki b/c she said that hurricanes r not more powerful and harmful then tropical storms. i think they r, b/c since the winds r faster, its mostly the winds that do all the damage, therefore hurricanes will most likely do more damage. it still is possible that tropical storms can be more harmful, but a lot less likely. <3