Tornado, Hurricane, Tsunami?

Question

What is the dew point during each of these storms?

What is the average amount of precipitation for each of these storms?

Additional facts?

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Answer 1

It&#039;s a bit tough to answer your question.  First, let&#039;s get tsunami out of the way, it&#039;s a wave induced by an earthquake or landslide that propagates across the ocean.  As such, there is no dew point defined for it and there is no precipitation associated with it.

In hurricanes you&#039;ll typically see dewpoints from the high 60&#039;s to mid 70&#039;s (Fahrenheit). Rainfall varies depending on the size of the storm and how fast its moving, but 5 to 15 inches is typical, with extremes going even higher.

Tornadoes are usually associated with thunderstorms.  Dew points in the 60&#039;s and 70&#039;s are common, but it&#039;s possible to have tornadoes with dewpoints much lower than that--but they probably won&#039;t be that strong.  There is no rain associated with a tornado, per se, but the thunderstorm that generates can cause anything from zero to several inches of more of rain/hail.