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No, water tornadoes, properly called waterspouts, usually form over water that is warmer than the air above it.

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Do tornadoes form on cold water only?

No. Tornadoes usually form on land, not water. Tornadoes on water are called waterspouts. Tornadoes are spawned by thunderstorms, which are fueled by warm, moist, unstable air. A cold body of water tends to stabilize the atmosphere, making thunderstorms and tornadoes less likely. A warm body of water has the opposite effect.


Do tornadoes form over cold water or tropic waters?

Generally tornadoes form over land, not water.


When tornadoes usually form in large thunder heads along what?

Most often the storms that produce tornadoes an other severe weather form along cold fronts.


Can tornadoes form icicles?

No. Tornadoes are not a cold weather phenomenon.


Does a tornado come from the ocean?

Tornadoes usually form over land rather than over bodies of water like oceans. However, if certain weather conditions are met, waterspouts can form over the ocean. Waterspouts are essentially tornadoes that form over water.


Why do tornadoes not form in antarcica?

Antarctica is too cold for tornadoes to form. Tornadoes need energy from warm air.


Where do tornadoes start water or land?

Tornadoes typically start on land, as they form due to the interaction of warm, moist air from the surface and cool, dry air aloft. However, tornadoes can also form over water if certain conditions are met, such as in the case of waterspouts.


Tornadoes and hurricanes develop over what?

Hurricanes develop over warm ocean water. Tornadoes usually form over land.


Does tornadoes form by land or water?

Tornadoes most often form on land, but they can form over water.


Why do tornadoes not happen in Antarctica?

Antarctica is very cold while tornadoes can only form with thunderstorms, which require at least some degree of warm, moist air.


Why will tornadoes never form in Vancouver?

Tornadoes can occur in Vancouver. One struck in 2008. However, they are rare in that area because the cold water nearby stabilizes the atmosphere.


Which edge of the storm usually has tornadoes?

Tornadoes usually form in the southwest portion of a thunderstorm, which is usually the rear part.