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What is the difference between a normal tornado and a fire tornado?
A normal tornado is a violently rotating column of air the descends from the rotating updraft of a thunderstorm. A fire tornado or firewhirl, which is technically not a tornado, is a vortex of smoke and/or flame that forms at ground level from the updraft of an intense fire. Firewhirls can potentially produce winds equivalent to an EF0 or EF1 tornado, but the main threat is their ability to spread a fire further.
What forms the shape of a tornado?
a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm
Where does a tornado descend from?
A tornado descends from the base of a thunderstorm.
What is the difference between weather warning and weather watch?
A tornado/thunderstorm watch means that weather conditions are good for tornado/thunderstorm. A tornado/thunderstorm warning, however, means that conditions are extreme and a thunderstorm or tornado is likely. Conditions for either storm are very good at this stage.
Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
Is a tornado part of a thunderstorm?
Yes. A tornado can be though of as part of a larger parent thunderstorm, though most thunderstorms do not produce tornadoes.
How a tornado evolves from a thunderstorm?
well the thunderstorm builds to a super cell which is a sever thunderstorm then all it needs is a rotation
What is another name for a rotating thunderstorm?
A rotating thunderstorm is also known as a supercell.
How does a tornado make dusk?
It is often dark during a tornado not because of the tornado itself, but becasue of the parent thunderstorm. The thunderstorm consists of a very tall cumulonimbus cloud, which blocks out most sunlight.
Does a tornado cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?
No. It is the spinning air that forms a tornado.
Can a storm turn in to a tornado?
A storm can't turn into a tornado, it a thunderstorm can produce one.
Are tornado associated with thunder storms?
Yes, by definition a tornado is produced by s thunderstorm.
