Directions: In a paragraph, compare and contrast hurricanes and tornadoes.

Hurricanes and tornadoes are both circular storms around a low-pressure eye. That’s where the similarities end. Hurricanes form over hot oceans, but tornadoes form over hot plains. Hurricanes tend to be 300 miles across, while tornadoes are more like 300 yards across. Category 5 hurricanes have top winds of about 170 miles per hour. F5 tornadoes have top winds of 300 miles per hour. Hurricanes can last a week or more, but tornadoes last only minutes or hours. Both cause destruction.