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How common is it to have both a hurricane and a tornado at the same time? (Original Post) question everything Oct 10 OP
very RandySF Oct 10 #1
almost 100%. drray23 Oct 10 #2
Very. Hurricanes often generate tornadoes. Ocelot II Oct 10 #3
Uncommon for the number of tornadoes though...................... Lovie777 Oct 10 #4
Very. Every hurricane spawns tornados. bullimiami Oct 10 #5
hurricane generated tornados tend to be weaker than midwest tornados. yesterday had some strong ones nt msongs Oct 10 #6
Suoee common JennyMominFL Oct 10 #7
A tornado is a a turbulent vortex Metaphorical Oct 10 #8

drray23

(7,891 posts)
2. almost 100%.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 07:59 PM
Oct 10

There are always tornadoes spawned ahead of the hurricane by the rotations. What was unusual was that usually they are weak, EF 0 or so. Mlton had EF 3 tornadoes and a lot of them.

bullimiami

(13,954 posts)
5. Very. Every hurricane spawns tornados.
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:00 PM
Oct 10

Back in the 60s in one of the big ones we had a micro tornado shoot right between our house and next door.
Ripped trees and roof tiles right down the line.

Metaphorical

(2,177 posts)
8. A tornado is a a turbulent vortex
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 09:58 PM
Oct 10

Hurricanes are very low pressure turbulent systems. and just like eddies in rivers, usually occur along the edges where the winds encounter some kind of obstacle. Most of these tend to get disrupted before they become large enough to build a centralized "eye", but with a high strength storm, these eddies are spun off rapidly enough that they gain a certain degree of cohesion. It's usually these, rather than straight wind from the hurricane itself, that does so much damage to roofs.

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