I know they’re cyclones, like tornadoes. I know they’re bigger than tornadoes. But what precisely can they do? Can you be ‘inside’ a hurricane like you can with a tornado? They don’t have a funnel, right? So surely not? But does the cyclone reach the ground despite not having a funnel? As in, when a hurricane passes by you and you experience the winds from it, are you experiencing spinning cyclonic winds? Or is it just… really windy out, like in a regular storm?
Basically, is the threat of a hurricane the hurricane itself, or is it more like a regular storm where the threat is the ensuing flooding and winds and there’s just a very… special shape of clouds above you? I’ve never experienced a hurricane so I’m really confused on what exactly they are. And how dangerous are they? I only hear people talking about the flooding. Can their winds pick things up? What things? Can it destroy houses? Does being INSIDE/BELOW the hurricane make it more dangerous, or just being near it is the same level of danger? I just have so many questions
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It’s like an extremely strong wind – then some calm – then extremely strong wind in the opposite direction. The wind howls, making this long low noise.
It does blow things away but doesn’t really pick them up into the sky like a tornado.
It comes with major storm rains as well, so flooding is a risk. The other factor is the extreme change in pressure which you might feel in your ears.
This is a good description:
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/experience-category-5-hurricane.htm
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