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Can lightning stop a tornado

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No, lightning has little to no affect on a tornado.

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Can you stop a tornado with another tornado?

No, you cannot stop a tornado with another tornado. The two tornadoes would simply merge and form a larger tornado.


How does a thunderstorm turn into a tornado?

Because the angle of a strike of Lightning can bring massive wind storms that cause a tornado.


When lightning hits a tornado does it spin?

A tornado spins regarless of whether it is being hit by lighting. Lightning will not affect a tornado in any observable way. The lightning itself will not spin, but the plasma may be swept along by the wind. If the linking has multiple strokes, it may appear to consist of several parallel bolts in a phenomenon called ribbon lighting, which occurs when lightning strikes in the presense of strong winds.


Are tornadoes or lightning stronger?

a tornado is because it has more kinetic energy


What does lightning and wind make?

Lightning and wind makes a vortex because the wind creates a spiral figure like a tornado, while the lightning makes it able to travel through time or able to teleport anywhere in space, even in the sun. A vortex is A.K.A as the " tornado in space "

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What happenswhen a lightning bolt hits a raging tornado?

Nothing happens. The lightning will not affect the tornado.


Is there lightning during a tornado?

There can be, but it is not a requirement for one. Search google for tornado lightning and look through the images to see.


What is larger tornado or lightning?

A tornado can get wide, very wide. A bolt of lightning is only one half inch thick.


Does lightning strike in a tornado?

Since tornadoes occur during thunderstorms they are usually accompanied by lightning, but it does not necessarily occur inside the tornado.


Does purple lightning occur when a tornado is coming?

It can be purple or any other color. The color of the lightning has nothing to do with whether or not a tornado is coming.


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What weather comes before a tornado?

Since tornado typically form in the rear portion of a thunderstorm they are usually preceded by, thunder, lightning, heavy rain and sometimes hail. This does not always stop before the tornado arrives in which case it is said to be rain wrapped.


Can you stop a tornado with another tornado?

No, you cannot stop a tornado with another tornado. The two tornadoes would simply merge and form a larger tornado.


Is it possible to make a lightning tornado?

No. While tornadoes and lightning often occur at the same time a tornado cannot be made of lighting, nor are the two directly related. A tornado is a vortex of air; lighting is an electrical discharge.


How can you stop a tornado?

There is no known way to stop a tornado.You cannot stop a tornado. It is a force of nature.


What comes before a tornado?

Tornadoes are often preceded by heavy rain and sometimes hail and strong winds as well as thunder and lightning. The rain and hail often stop before the tornado hits, but it may also be embedded in the rain.


Why is lightning mor dangours than a tornado?

Lightning can be considered more dangerous that a tornado because there is no warning. A lightning bold strikes and is gone in a fraction of a second. By contrast it usually takes at least a few minutes for a tornado to form and it is often possible to see or detect one before it strikes.