Why are hurricanes considered more damaging than tornadoes when tornadoes have stronger winds

- - A tornado follows a path that's a few miles wide, for a few hours.

Then it's all over.

- - A hurricane follows a path that's several hundred miles wide,

for a week or two, before it's over.

Then comes the rain, continuing on the same path, for another week.

Hurricanes are larger and slower and cause damage by flooding and wind damage