Tornadoes and Hurricanes

Hurricanes - above left

• hurricanes are very large low pressure systems
• most hurricanes that strike the US track along the East Coast or Gulf of Mexico basin
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• hurricanes need warm moist air for fuel
• when hurricanes strike land the lack of warm moist air and friction causes it to lose energy
  interesting to note the "eye" has the warmest temperatures
• the heavy rains and fastest winds are found in the NE quadrant of a hurricane.
  storm surge is the flooding that is associated with a hurricane.

Tornadoes - above right

• very high wind speeds, Fujita scale
• has the greatest range of pressure
• tornadoes are very intense low pressure areas
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