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Tornadoes vs Hurricanes

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How Are Tornadoes & Hurricanes Alike?

Have you ever spun a top? What did you notice about the way it moves? The top spins around a fixed point in the center. This is how both tornadoes and hurricanes move, too! Both are storms with strong winds that swirl around and around. Another similarity between tornadoes and hurricanes is that they're both very destructive, meaning they can destroy just about anything in their paths. Therefore, it's important that you do everything you can to stay safe in either one of these types of storms!

How Are Tornadoes & Hurricanes Different?

Other than both being rotating storms that can cause mass destruction, tornadoes and hurricanes have nothing in common. For one thing, they have very different beginnings. Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over water. Most of the time, hurricanes form because of a storm in a warm or tropical area, while tornadoes can form because of a variety of situations in a variety of places. Hurricanes occur less frequently than tornadoes, too.

Another difference between hurricanes and tornadoes is their size. While hurricanes can be hundreds of miles wide, tornadoes are normally less than a quarter mile wide. However, don't make the mistake of seeing the small size of tornadoes as a sign of weakness - these bad boys are not to be messed with! What tornadoes lack in size, they make up for in power. Winds in a tornado can move as fast as 300 miles per hour, while hurricanes tend to have winds that are below 180 miles per hour. Tornadoes are quick to the punch and normally last less than an hour, while hurricanes can drag on for weeks.

Hurricanes and tornadoes differ in appearance, too. To a person on the ground experiencing a hurricane, it might just look like a bad thunderstorm. A tornado, however, can look very different. Tornadoes take the shape of a funnel, which looks like a tube that's wide at the top and skinny at the bottom.

Tornadoes of the Past

An average of about 1,300 tornadoes occur in the United States every year with even more happening around the world. Sadly, it's also reported that about 60 people die each year from tornadoes. While these terrible storms occur frequently, there are a few that stand out. The deadliest tornado in history took place in Bangladesh in 1989, killing about 1,300 people and hurting 12,000 more. This mile-wide storm destroyed whole towns and left about 80,000 people homeless.

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Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes: Lesson for Kids | Study.com

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Have you ever spun a top? What did you notice about the way it moves? The top spins around a fixed point in the center. This is how both tornadoes and hurricanes move, too! Both are storms with strong winds that swirl around and around.

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Tornadoes vs Hurricanes

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Staying Safe in a tornado

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Go to a windowless interior room on lowest level of your house. Go to a storm cellar or basement if your house has one. If there is no basement, go to an inner hallway or a smaller inner room without windows, such as a bathroom or closet.

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Staying Safe in a Tornado

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TORNADO SAFETY

In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries. Tornadoes have been reported in every state and can happen at any time of the year. Take tornadoes seriously, because with winds blowing at 200 mph or more, they can destroy just about anything in its path. Always listen to the radio and television for the latest information and instructions for your area.

A TORNADO WATCH means tornadoes are possible in your area. Stay tuned to the radio or television news.

A TORNADO WARNING means a tornado is either on the ground or has been detected by Doppler radar. Seek shelter immediately!

BEFORE A TORNADO:

Have a disaster plan. Make sure everyone knows where to go in case a tornado threatens.

Make sure you know which county or parish you live in.

Prepare a disaster supplies kit for your home and car. Include a first aid kit, canned food and a can opener, bottled water, battery-operated radio, flashlight, protective clothing and written instructions on how to turn off electricity, gas, and water.

DURING A TORNADO:

Go to a basement.

If you do not have a basement, go to an interior room without windows on the lowest floor such as a bathroom or closet.

If you can, get under a sturdy piece of furniture, like a table.

If you live in a mobile home get out. They offer little protection against tornadoes.

Get out of automobiles. Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car, leave it immediately.

If you're outside, go to a ditch or low lying area and lie flat in it.

Stay away from fallen power lines and stay out of damaged areas.

IF YOU'RE AT SCHOOL DURING A TORNADO:

Every school should have a disaster plan and have frequent drills.

Basements offer the best protection.

Schools without basements should use interior rooms and hallways on the lowest floor away from windows.

Crouch down on your knees and protect your head with your arms.

AFTER A TORNADO:

Stay indoors until it is safe to come out.

Check for injured or trapped people, without putting yourself in danger.

Watch out for downed power lines.

Use a flashlight to inspect your home.

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Weather Wiz Kids weather information for kids

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Weather Wiz Kids is a fun and safe website for kids about all the weather info they need to know. It contains tools for weather education, including weather games, activities, experiments, photos, a glossary and educational teaching materials for the classroom.

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Tornadoes

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What damage can a tornado do?

This photograph from 2007 shows the damage a tornado can do!

Some tornadoes have caused terrible damage and loss of life. One of the worst was in March 1925 when a tornado hit the town on Annapolis in Missouri, USA.

It was a calm sunny afternoon and children were playing marbles in the street. The sky was clear and blue. Suddenly on the horizon people saw a black cloud shaped like an ice-cream cone. It raced down on the town at terrific speed, bringing with it a wind of 150 miles an hour.

With a deafening roar the tornado tore through the streets, leveling everything in its path. Solid stone buildings were torn apart, passenger trains were turned over and smashed, fifty cars were swept up and carried over the rooftops.

The tornado's path was less than 250 yards wide but it left a terrible scene behind it, with 823 people killed and nearly 3,000 injured.

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Tornadoes - Tornado Facts - Tornadoes for Kids - Weather Facts for kids

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This photograph from 2007 shows the damage a tornado can do! Some tornadoes have caused terrible damage and loss of life. One of the worst was in March 1925 when a tornado hit the town on Annapolis in Missouri, USA. It was a calm sunny afternoon and children were playing marbles in the street.

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Fun Facts About Tornadoes

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Tornado Facts For Kids

Enjoy our fun tornado facts for kids! Learn what tornadoes are, how fast they spin, how far they can travel, where most tornadoes occur, the difference between an F0 tornado and an F5 tornado, what a waterspout is and much more.

Read on to check out our wide range of information on twisters.

A tornado is a rapidly spinning tube of air that touches both the ground and a cloud above.

Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters.

Not all tornadoes are visible but their high wind speeds and rapid rotation often form a visible funnel of condensed water.

The Fujita Scale is a common way of measuring the strength of tornadoes. The scale ranges from F0 tornadoes that cause minimal damage through to F5 tornadoes which cause massive damage.

Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 100 miles per hour (161 kilometres per hour).

Extreme tornadoes can reach wind speeds of over 300 miles per hour (483 kilometres per hour).

Most tornadoes travel a few miles before exhausting themselves.

Extreme tornadoes can travel much further, sometimes over 100 miles (161kilometres).

The Tri-State Tornado that travelled through parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana in 1925 left a path of destruction over 219 miles (352 kilometres) long.

The Tri-State Tornado was the deadliest tornado in US history, killing 695 people.

The USA averages around 1200 tornadoes every year, more than any other country.

The majority of these tornadoes occur in a geographically unique area nicknamed 'Tornado Alley'.

US States most often hit by tornadoes include Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Florida.

In 1989 the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the world killed around 1300 people in Bangladesh.

In the southern hemisphere tornadoes usually rotate in a clockwise direction.

In the northern hemisphere tornadoes usually rotate in a counterclockwise direction.

A tornado that occurs over water is often called a waterspout.

Weather radars are used to detect tornadoes and give advanced warning.

Basements and other underground areas are the safest places to seek refuge during a tornado. It is also a good idea to stay away from windows.

Make a tornado in a bottle or watch some amazing tornado video footage.

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Fun Tornado Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about Twisters

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Tornado Facts For Kids Enjoy our fun tornado facts for kids! Learn what tornadoes are, how fast they spin, how far they can travel, where most tornadoes occur, the difference between an F0 tornado and an F5 tornado, what a waterspout is and much more.

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KWL chart

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Start studying Tornadoes. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

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Introduction to tornadoes

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The Wizard of Oz (1939) - It's a Twister!

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