GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most obvious difference between a tornadoe and hurricane is that a hurricane’s horizontal scale is about a thousand times larger than a tornado.

Detailed explanation-2: -Typhoons are generally stronger than hurricanes. This is because of warmer water in the western Pacific which creates better conditions for development of a storm. This unlimited amount of warm water also makes for increased frequency of typhoons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Category 5: Catastrophic winds 157 mph or higher that will level many homes. Fallen trees and downed power lines will isolate residential areas and make much of the area uninhabitable for weeks or months.

Detailed explanation-4: -Those with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are called tropical storms. When a storm’s maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a hurricane. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating, or category, based on a hurricane’s maximum sustained winds.

Detailed explanation-5: -The official record for tropical cyclone tornadoes was broken in 2004 as 120 tornadoes occurred with Hurricane Ivan. The tornadoes from Beulah occurred over a large area, ranging from the Texas coastal communities to South Central and Southeast Texas.