hurricanes and tornadoes

Tornadoes:

• they are often reffered as a twister or cyclone
• a dangerous, violent rotataing column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud

• tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel whose narrow end touches the ground destroying everything in its path
• is often encircled by debris and dust
• the most extreme tornadoes can attain wind speeds of more than 300mph
• some types of tornadoes includes landspouts, waterspouts, multiple vortex tornado

multiple vortex tornado





waterspout





landspout


• less common in high lattitudes, frequently developed in tropical areas close to the equator
• tornadoes have been observed in every continent except Antartica

Hurricanes:

• a storm system characterized by a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain