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Yes. In some cases a large, strong tornado will produce what is called a satellite tornado, which circles the main one.

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What does spawn a tornado mean?

When a storm spawns a tornado it produce a tornado.


Can you stop a tornado with another tornado?

No, it is not possible to stop a tornado with another tornado. Tornadoes are formed by specific weather conditions in the atmosphere, and introducing another tornado would not have any effect on the existing tornado.


Can tornadoes have a tornado after that storm just finished?

If you mean to ask if one tornado can form after another has dissipated, yes. Supercells, the storms most likely to produce tornadoes, often go through cycles. They can spawn can spawn multiple tornadoes one after another in what is called a tornado family.


Can there be a tornado that ends but then have another tornado at the same time?

If you mean to ask if one tornado can form after another has dissipated, yes. Supercells, the storms most likely to produce tornadoes, often go through cycles. They can spawn can spawn multiple tornadoes one after another in what is called a tornado family. Sometimes the next tornado in the family will form before the current one has dissipated, resulting in there being two tornadoes at the same time.


What does a thunder storm do after it creates a tornado?

It varies. Sometimes it will intensify again and produce another tornado. Sometimes it will dissipate. Sometimes it will continue for a while as an ordinary storm for a while before dissipating.


Another name for tornado?

Another name for a tornado is a twister.


How much rain comes from a tornado?

A tornado itself does not produce rain, but it can accompany a tornado. The storms the produce tornadoes, called supercells typically produce very heavy rain, often enough to prompt flash flood warnings. This rain may stop before the tornado comes, or the tornado may be rain wrapped. Some storms however, called LP (low-precipitation) supercells produce little to no rain at all, but can still produce tornadoes.


Can a storm turn in to a tornado?

A storm can't turn into a tornado, it a thunderstorm can produce one.


What is Another name for a destructive windstorm?

Tornado


What do they call more than one tornado?

It depends. More than one tornado produce by a cyclic supercell are called a tornado family. Six or more tornadoes produced by the same storm system is called a tornado outbreak. If one tornado forms next to, and circles another it is called a satellite tornado. Another possibility is what is called a multiple vortex tornado. This is a tornado that has several smaller, more intense suction vorticies moving around inside it, almost like mini-twisters. However, it is still considered one tornado even though it may have two or more funnels.


What does it mean when meteorologists issue a tornado warning?

When a tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted or detected or if a thunderstorm may produce a tornado at any moment.


What's a tornado warning?

A tornado warning is an advisory that is issued when a tornado has either been spotted or detected or that a thunderstorm in the area is likely to produce a tornado soon.