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In terms of total energy output no. That title would probably go to hurricanes which are much bigger and longer lasting than tornadoes.
However, tornadoes are the most intense storms on earth, with winds that can exceed 300 mph.
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Are tornadoes the fastest storm?
In terms of wind speed, yes. Tornadoes are the only storms on earth that can produce gusts in excess of 300 mph. However, tornadoes this intense are very rare.
The eastern Midwest is a windy area where storms called?
The storms that you are asking about are called tornadoes.
What can tornadoes come from?
Tornadoes come from thunderstorms, usually, powerful rotating storms called supercells. However, tornadoes can sometimes form with squall lines, hurricanes, and in rare cases, single cell storms.
What kind of storms are classified on the Fujita Scale?
Tornadoes.
What are precursors to tornadoes?
Thunder storms and funnel clouds.
Is a tornado the largest and strongest storm?
The strongest tornadoes produce the fastest winds of any storm on earth, but tornadoes are small compared to most storms.
Are tornadoes the most violent storms on Earth?
Yes. Tornadoes are not as large as other storms, but the strongest may produce winds in excess of 300 miles per hour.
Is a tornado the largest and strongest?
The very strongest of tornadoes (those rated EF5) have the strongest winds of any storm on Earth. But compared to other storms tornadoes are fairly small, rarely over a mile wide.
The storms that produce the highest winds are?
from thunderstorms, winter storms and hurricanes, hurricanes will be the produce the highest winds.
What is the windiest thing on earth besides tornadoes?
Outside of tornadoes the strongest winds on earth occur in hurricanes.
Are hurricanes and tornadoes considered storms?
Yes, Hurricanes and tornadoes are the two most violent types of storm on earth.
What is a tornado on Jupiter?
There are no tornadoes per se on Jupiter. There are however very violent storms there, stronger than anything on earth. These storms have more in common with hurricanes than with tornadoes.
What are cumulonimbus tornadoes?
There is no such thing as a cumulonimbus tornado. A cumulonimbus cloud is a ver large towering cloud. Most thunderstorms are cumulonimbus clouds, and some of the strongest of these storms are what produce tornadoes.
What are the nouns in this sentence Tornadoes are wicked storms?
The nouns are "tornadoes" and "storms"
What make the strongest winds on earth?
Tornadoes have winds that can exceed 300 mph.
Are there dust storms and tornadoes on Uranus?
Yes there are dust Storms and Tornadoes on Uranus
Do tornadoes have the fastest wind speeds?
The strongest tornadoes do, yes. In some cases tornadoes can produce winds over 300 mph. No other storm on earth can match that.
