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Compare And Contrast Hurricane And Tornadoes
Introduction- In this essay I will be talking about tornadoes and hurricanes. Also the things they have in compare. And the things that are different between Tornadoes and Hurricanes.

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"Tornado alley" is an informal term that describes the area In the United States where the strongest tornadoes occurs most frequently- particularly northern Texas, Oklahoman, Kansas, and Nebraska. Other States greatly affected by tornadoes include Arkansas Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. About 1,300 tornadoes hit in the U.S. each year. With a total average cost of $500 million in damages. In average of three- Years period, roughly five hurricanes strike the U.S. coastline causing annual damage of
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According to http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hurricane_vs_Tornado

"Hurricanes and tornadoes are both stormy atmospheric systems that have the potential to cause destruction. They are caused by instability in atmospheric conditions. According to the region and severity of stormy conditions, hurricanes may also be referred to as typhoons or tropical cyclones."

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Some different about hurricanes are "The amount of days between warning about hurricanes days to weeks. The exact area of which the hurricane will hit is known within days, but the storm system will last for significantly longer than that, with changes in its path frequent, and for tornadoes Minutes to hours. The conditions for the possibility of a tornado can be predicted hours before an event, however, tornadoes rarely leave much more than a couple minutes warning. And sometimes none." Forms of precipitation for hurricanes is only rain, Forms of precipitation for tornadoes are, rain, sleet, and

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