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Whats the difference between a hurricane and a tornado?

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Whats the difference between a hurricane and a tornado?

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Tornadoes are spawned by thunderstorms, while hurricanes are made up of many showers and thunderstorms (which can themselves spawn tornadoes upon landfall). Hurricanes gather energy from the warmth of the ocean. A hurricane’s eye is typically 10 to 15 miles wide, and winds around it are as strong as 150 to 200 mph. The hurricane circulation can be hundreds of miles across. Even the largest tornadoes are only about a mile across, although their winds can reach 300 mph. Tropical storms can survive for weeks, while most tornadoes exist for much less than an hour. There is no relationship between the size and intensity of a hurricane: some small hurricanes are very intense, such as Andrew in 1992, and some large ones can be relatively weak.

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