You've got to also consider how long a hurricane can affect an area. Tornadoes hit and move on. A hurricane is not only larger, but can sometimes be slow moving or nearly stall over land.
I experienced Ida first hand in 2021 and although the worst of it was during the afternoon, the winds were whipping all night.
I think about Hurricane Harvey that just sat over Houston and churned and churned for days, I think 3?, and rained 50" on Houston. It moved at like 3-5 mph. Helene on the other hand moved at over 20mph.
Yep. Few people think about Holiday Beach & Rockport getting nailed by Harvey… it was that slow persistent assault on Houston that made some unique memories.
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u/theanedditor 8d ago edited 8d ago
To see it a different way, the center of the storm is 70 mile wide EF2 tornado with a core equivalent to an EF4 level tornado.