Table : Tornadoes and Hurricanes

This table shows the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes, two strong winds.

There are several features of the winds. The minimum wind speed of hurricanes is 74 miles per hour and 40 miles per hour for tornadoes. However the maximum wind speed for hurricanes is between 155 to 200 miles per hour, while tornadoes have got 250 to 300 miles per hour. The hurricane classification scale is Suffer, Simpson C1 to C5 while the tornadoes classification scale is the Fujita F0 to F5. Hurricanes can last one week on average, but tornadoes only last a few minutes. In addition hurricanes can usually be expected in advance, while tornadoes can’t. The hurricanes start over warm oceans but tornadoes start usually over land.

As you can see, the table shows the tornadoes cause more damage with maximum wind speed of 300 miles per hour. However hurricanes cause less damage with minimum wind speed 200 miles per hour.