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Tornadoes are a product of severe thunderstorms usually found where a warm, moist air mass collides with either a cooler air mass or a dry air mass.
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Can a tornado form without a thunderstorm?
No, a tornado cannot form without a thunderstorm. A tornado needs the crossing winds of two air masses to provide rotation in order for a tornado to form. Tornadoes do not form from convection thunderstorms, but only from air mass thunderstorms.
What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
What kind of air masses are colliding over tornado alley?
The colliding air masses in Tornado Alley are warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. This collision is just part of the recipe for tornadoes.
Where do continental air masses form?
Continental air masses form in the United States
When two air masses meet we normally refer to this as?
A Tornado A Front.
What is one reason so many tornadoes form in tornado alley?
In Tornado Alley Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meets with dry air masses from the Rockies and/or cool air masses from Canada. These collisions can produce violent thunderstorms that can sometimes produce tornadoes. See the related question below for more detail.
Area of low pressure where air masses meet and rise is called?
it is a tornado
How can a tornado form in space?
Tornadoes cannot form in space. A tornado is a vortex of air. There is no air in space.
What are Air masses that form over land are called?
continental air masses
How are air masses that form over land similar from air masses form over water?
they are over land
How are air masses that form over land similar from air masses that form over water?
they are over land
Why is the US not a great place for air masses to form?
why is the united states not a great place for air masses to form
