answersLogoWhite

0

Yes. There have been many accounts of tornadoes crossing lakes and rivers, and sometimes moving into the ocean. If a tornado move onto water it is called a waterspout.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What happens when a water spout tornado goes on land?

Fair weather (non tornadic) waterspouts usually dissipate once they hit land. A tornadic waterspout just continues on land as a regular tornado.


Would a tornado develop on land or in the water?

Tornadoes can form on both land and water, but are most commonly seen on land.


Do tornadoes form on water or land?

They can form on either on water or on land, but it is more common for them to form on land. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.


Can a waterspout go over land?

Yes, a waterspout can occasionally move over land if it forms over a body of water and then moves inland. As it moves over land, it is known as a tornado rather than a waterspout. Waterspouts are essentially tornadoes over water.


Was there ever been a tornado in Henderson lake?

If there ever was one on the lake it would be a water spout not a tornado. Tornadoes are on land not water. A water spout is on the water.


What is a tornado that doesn't occur on land?

A tornado that doesn't reach all the way down is a funnel cloud. A tornado on water is a waterspout.


What a tornado looks like?

A waterspout it a tornado that forms on a body of water. It looks like a land formed tornado but on a smaller scale.


Is the most dangerous tornado and violent tornado a cyclone?

No. Cyclones and tornadoes are completely different phenomena.


Does a tornado move in a narrow path along the ground and over water?

A tornado moves in a relatively narrow path on land


Why did tails build tornado?

so they could go to places faster or get across water that sonic cant go in and tornado is a plane


Is a waterspout a tornado?

Yes it is a tornado over the water. However it is easier for a tornado to form over water and is generally smaller and weaker. Waterspouts are generally not officially counted as tornadoes unless they hit land.


What is a tornado on water called not waterspouts?

Waterspout is the correct term. If a tornado forms on water by the same mechanisms that it would form on land (i.e. from the mesocyclone of a supercell) it is called a tornadic waterspout.