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Compare And Contrast Tornadoes And Hurricanes

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"Take shelter! There's a storm coming!" Both tornadoes and hurricanes are very alike, but if you look into more, you'll find that they have many differences as well. But let's start with similarities.

To start with, tornadoes have many similarities with hurricanes that include; both reaching high windspeeds, they are cyclonic, common in Texas, and they are storms, according to sources three and four.

On the other hand, tornadoes are also very different from hurricanes. For example, when one takes cover from a tornado they need to go low. On the other hand, in a hurricane, one needs to go high ground to take cover.

Also, another difference is about 1,300 tornadoes hit the U.S. each year, while hurricanes only hit five times in a three-year
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