There is better technology for predicting hurricanes.

Hurricanes form before they travel across the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricanes cause more damage and need more monitoring.

Hurricanes don’t occur as often as tornadoes.

More tornadoes than hurricanes hit the U.S. each year, and these tornadoes cause greater financial damage than do hurricanes.

More hurricanes than tornadoes hit the U.S. each year, and these hurricanes cause greater financial damage than do tornadoes.

Although far more tornadoes than hurricanes hit the U.S. each year, the financial cost of hurricane damage is far greater than the cost of tornado damage.

Although far more hurricanes than tornadoes hit the U.S. each year, the financial cost of tornado damage is far greater than the cost of hurricane damage.

Excessive rain raises the level of the ocean.

Wind rotates very quickly to form a cyclone of water.

Earth shakes and causes the water level of the ocean to rise.

Ocean water is blown on shore by high winds.

“Hurricanes can be identified by their heavy rains and strong winds that blow objects around.”

“Out to sea, waves generated by hurricanes can be as high as 70 feet and can create disastrous problems for boats and ships.”

“. . . always at their strongest in warm seas and with atmospheric conditions that allow the storm to rotate tightly around its eye.”

“. . . flooding beaches, blowing roofs off houses, toppling buildings, flipping cars, and causing massive trees to tumble to the ground ...”

Tornadoes are exceptionally large

Some tornadoes have more than one point

Tornadoes point of contact with land is relatively small

Winds can reach 100 miles per hour

The map

The text in Source 4

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Tropical Storms