Twister or Hurricane...

I don't think either would be much fun!!! They are BOTH extremely destructive. With a hurricane you usually have time to evacuate to a safer area. Tornadoes tend to come out of nowhere so little chance of evacuating, & their damage seems to be erratic. It may destroy 3 blocks then jump a half mile before touching down again. Of course, if a tornado went through NYC it could cause HUGE destruction & loss of life. However, tornadoes seldom go through cities. I think Atlanta, Nashville & Dallas are the only 3 I have heard of in my lifetime. The loss of life was minimal. With hurricanes, they cover a HUGE area. It seems like Ike expanded 200 miles in every direction from the eye. 400 miles is a lot of coastline being covered. The loss of life is usually quite large. I hope to never have to deal with either first hand, but in saying all this it seems like it's almost like buying a lottery ticket. It seems to me the odds are with you a little better with a tornado than a hurricane. According to the Weather Channel, if a hurricane comes up the east coast & lines up just right, NYC is history. Whereas Florida is used to hurricanes & fears tornadoes. I was living in South Carolina when Hugo hit. He did wind damage over 400 miles inland. However, that is extremely unusual. My suggestion is just don't live in a house right on the beach anywhere. Living in a valley will usually help protect from tornadoes also. I had one jump my house once. I lived between 2 pretty steep hills. It came up one hill then jumped to the other hill before continuing its path. I'm praying that you NEVER have to deal with either!!!

i think the hurricane is worst because it destroys everything in a city or a whole state,,,,but a twister just destroys stuff at its path,,not the whole state or city.....how are you my friend???

I thought they were the same initially, just different by how they are called. But after I did some reading, seems like they are different. Hurricane should be more destructive. I think both of them are scary and we don't really want any of them, don't we? Recently, due to the global warming effect, they are getting worse.

I think it's a toss up. Both can be lethal. I wouldn't want to caught in either one.

I think hurricane is much more serious. As I have seen the hurricane damages from TV news and usually it will also bring the serious rain. Therefore, its damage is bigger. Besides, it seems it lasts a longer time than twister. I love China

hello my fellow myLotter, i would have to say a hurricane is worsier than a tornado because hurricanes can have winds up to 500 mph. as for a tornado i think i read about 200 mph of winds. happy posting!

I guess it all depends on the size of the Twister & Hurricane. Sometimes a Twister can actually be worse then the Hurricane. I believe the F5 is the most dangerous Twister I have ever been through. It was scary. I never been through a Hurricane though, but I have seen the damage they can do as well. I think both are up there & both very dangerous. I can't really say what one is worse though.... maybe a Hurricane... depending on how big it is.