No, lightning typically kills fewer people than hurricanes or tornadoes. On average, lightning causes around 30-60 deaths per year in the United States, while hurricanes and tornadoes can cause hundreds of deaths in a single event.
Because it can kill you. Thunder can not.
Most supercells do not kill, and those that do kill rarely kill more than a few. The main threat for a supercell is the potential for tornadoes, and a supercell can produce multiple tornadoes in succession in what is called a tornado family, which can, in rare cases, kill dozens. In recent years one tornado family on April 27, 2011 killed 87 people in 3 killer tornadoes, and another on the same day killed 69 people in 6 tornadoes. On May 22, 2011 a supercell killed 158 people, all from a single tornado.
Yes, lightning can kill animals if they are struck directly or if they are in close proximity to where the lightning strikes. Animals can suffer from cardiac arrest, burns, and other injuries as a result of being struck by lightning.
Some disadvantages of thunderstorms include strong winds that can cause damage to structures and trees, lightning strikes that pose a fire risk, heavy rain leading to flooding, and the potential for hail which can damage crops and property. Thunderstorms can also disrupt transportation and outdoor activities.
On average tornadoes kill more people than lightning
No. Annually flooding, heat waves, and lightning are responsible for more deaths than tornadoes are.
No, lightning typically kills fewer people than hurricanes or tornadoes. On average, lightning causes around 30-60 deaths per year in the United States, while hurricanes and tornadoes can cause hundreds of deaths in a single event.
On average tornadoes kill about 60 people each year.
They can kill you
Yes. People die every year as a result of various thunderstorm hazards including lightning strikes, flooding, severe wind gusts, and tornadoes.
Tornadoes can destroy the homes of people and animals and can kill or injure them.
Tornadoes are strong enough to kill people, though the weaker ones usually don't kill. Usually a few dozen people die every year due to tornadoes.
Tornadoes kill 60-80 people in an average year.
Tornadoes can damage or destroy people's property and can kill or injure the people themselves.
Tornadoes don't kill people every day. On average about 80 people are killed by tornadoes each year.
No. Tornadoes are very powerful storms, and while it's possible for a tornado to kill people, it is not inevitable. Many tornadoes kill no one at all. In fact, only about 2% of tornadoes are killers. However, the tornadoes that make the news and get the headlines are the ones in which people ARE killed and injured. The prime adage of the news editor is "If it bleeds, it leads!"