Hurricanes and tornados are both forms of natural disasters that have the potential to cause great devastation. They are caused by the unpredictability in atmospheric environments. A common delusion is that they are the same type of system, but with a different name; however, this is far from being true. Hurricanes and tornadoes have similar traits, but they also have many differences. Although they both share similar makings and features, they are different structures altogether. Both hurricanes and tornadoes occur in various locations, and at separate times of the year. A hurricane is classified as a cyclone, which is a rapidly circling storm system with a low-pressure center called an eye. The eye is warmer than the eyewall, which is the
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Unlike the tornado, hurricanes have no front; they are found near the tropical zone, over warm waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Consisting of low pressured air, they start to build over the warm water and the prevailing winds start to push it on its destructive path. On the other hand, tornadoes from on land when cold fronts and warm fronts collide, usually in the Midwest, known as Tornado Alley. They are born in thunderstorms, often accompanied by hail, and start to form when the changes in wind speed and direction start creating horizontal spinning effects. Tornados are rarely spotted until the cloud circulation becomes visible; however, hurricanes are often predicted by developing cloud patterns. Finally, the frequency between when hurricanes and tornadoes occur is very different. Hurricanes only develop during the summer and fall months: June through November. While the Caribbean is the focal area, many of these low pressure systems develop of the coast of Africa making their way across the Atlantic. Tornados commonly occur in the spring months but they can also develop whenever the conditions are favorable. They occur more often in the late afternoon; however, tornadoes can form at any time of the day or year. It is likely to get a tornado in late summer and fall if a hurricane makes
Unlike the tornado, hurricanes have no front; they are found near the tropical zone, over warm waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Consisting of low pressured air, they start to build over the warm water and the prevailing winds start to push it on its destructive path. On the other hand, tornadoes from on land when cold fronts and warm fronts collide, usually in the Midwest, known as Tornado Alley. They are born in thunderstorms, often accompanied by hail, and start to form when the changes in wind speed and direction start creating horizontal spinning effects. Tornados are rarely spotted until the cloud circulation becomes visible; however, hurricanes are often predicted by developing cloud patterns. Finally, the frequency between when hurricanes and tornadoes occur is very different. Hurricanes only develop during the summer and fall months: June through November. While the Caribbean is the focal area, many of these low pressure systems develop of the coast of Africa making their way across the Atlantic. Tornados commonly occur in the spring months but they can also develop whenever the conditions are favorable. They occur more often in the late afternoon; however, tornadoes can form at any time of the day or year. It is likely to get a tornado in late summer and fall if a hurricane makes