Hurricanes do sometimes cause tornadoes, especially when the hurricane makes landfall.
A hurricane can cause tornadoes when the hurricane's rain bands create thunderstorms which also contain tornadoes.
Hurricanes can cause tornadoes when the hurricane moves from water to land and friction slows the surface winds, although the upper level winds remain strong which then creates wind shear and can cause air to spin.
The thunderstorms in a hurricane can also create strong updrafts which can also tilt the spinning air column upright and form a tornado.
Although a hurricane is mostly composed of moist and warm air, there is ice present within the hurricane's cloud structure.
Hurricanes are considered to be mixed phase clouds which means that they contain both ice crystals and liquid water droplets at different altitudes within the storm.
The higher altitudes of a hurricane cloud are cold enough to allow for the formation of ice crystals from the water vapor.
Ice is also important for hurricanes.
The presence of ice particles within hurricanes is crucial for the development and intensification of a hurricane and it contributes to the release of latent heat through the process of precipitation.
And while the eye of a hurricane is often considered calm with clear skies, the surrounding eyewall is where the most intense rain and cloud activity occurs, which includes the formation of ice crystals.
Several miles above the ground where the air is actually very cold, the hurricane clouds are made up of tiny ice particles and snowflakes.
Hurricanes are giant tropical storms which produce heavy rainfall as well as super strong winds.
Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters that are near the equator.
And the warm, moist air above the ocean surface rises and causes air from surrounding areas to get sucked in.
A hurricane and tornado are different types of storms and form in different conditions although they can seem similar to some people.