Hurricane vs Tornado: What’s the Difference? (Explained Simply) — Video
Hurricane vs tornado: one can be hundreds of miles wide and last for days, the other is usually less than a mile wide and gone in minutes. Here’s how each forms, how they differ, how they’re measured and how to stay safe.
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Image credits: Hurricane Milton Satellite by NASA/Michael Barratt (public domain); Tornado Enid Oklahoma Nssl0057 by Leo Ainsworth, NOAA Photo Library, OAR/ERL/NSSL (public domain), both via Wikimedia Commons. Footage credits: • Sean Waugh NOAA NSSL – Saint Libory Nebraska EF3 Tornado 17 05 2026: Dr. Sean Waugh, NOAA NSSL Field Project Coordinator (public domain), • Extremely Powerful Hurricane Milton forms in the Gulf of Mexico (SVS5401): NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (Alex Kekesi, Global Science and Technology, Inc.) (public domain), • Tornadic Supercell Erupts in Texas (CIRA 2024-05-03 – nolabels): GOES imagery: CSU/CIRA & NOAA (public domain), • Lifetime of Hurricane Milton (CIRA 2024-10-10 – nolabels-1): GOES imagery: CSU/CIRA & NOAA (public domain), • Texas Army National Guard Soldiers Rescue Residents of Flooded Areas (546806): Lt. Zach West, Texas Army National Guard (public domain), Narration uses a synthetic (AI) voice. Script based on the MediaPavilion article above.
