A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the cloud base of a thunderstorm and the ground. A funnel cloud is a potential tornado that extends from the base of a thunderstorm, but the circulation does not reach the ground. A waterspout is a tornado or a tornado like vortex that occurs on a body of water. Most waterspouts form by a different mechanism for typical tornadoes and are usually weaker. A dirt devil, more commonly called a dust devil, is a small vortex that forms at ground level on hot, sunny days. Unlike a tornado, funnel cloud, or most waterspouts, a dust devil is an independent whirlwind that is not associated with a thunderstorm and does not connect to any cloud base. Dust devils are much weaker than tornadoes.
When a tornado hits the ground, it produces an extremely loud and distinct sound, often described as a continuous roaring or freight train-like noise. This sound is caused by the powerful winds swirling and causing destruction, along with the debris and objects being picked up and thrown around by the tornado.
A Tornado basically looks like a grey cone, but it moves on it's "tip". On top of the tornado, there is usually dark grey clouds. Some tornado's can be skinny and some can be fat. It is usually very, very, very windy when your are somewhere close to the tornado. There may be rain when a tornado is close to your area since tornado's are formed by hot and cold air (ithink..).
Yes. Tornadoes often produce a roaring sound that many say sounds liek a freight train. Some tornadoes have been said to sound like waterfalls or jet engines. However, you shouldn't rely on sound to tell you a tornado is coming, since by the time you hear the tornado it may already be too late to get to a safe place.
A Vacuum Cleaner is similar to a tornado because a vacuum cleaner sucks things up as does a tornado. Some people might say a tornado is God's vacuum cleaner.
A dust devil is sometimes called a mini tornado, though it is not actually a tornado, because it looks like a small tornado.
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A sand tornado is not a true tornado but a phenomenon called a dust devil. A dust devil takes for form of a whirling cloud of dust as dust is sucked up by the vortex. It may appear tubelike and gradually fades into nothing farther up.
A dust devil resembles a tornado on some levels, but is not as strong and does not form from a thunderstorm.
A dust devil resembles a tornado on some levels, but is not as strong and does not form from a thunderstorm.
No. Dust devils are whirlwinds that form from low-level convection in the absence of a thunderstorm. Tornadoes form from thunderstorms. However, on rare occasions dust devils can cause minor damage with winds comparable to those of an EF0 tornado. Landspout tornadoes can sometimes look rather like dust devils.
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the cloud base of a thunderstorm and the ground. A funnel cloud is a potential tornado that extends from the base of a thunderstorm, but the circulation does not reach the ground. A waterspout is a tornado or a tornado like vortex that occurs on a body of water. Most waterspouts form by a different mechanism for typical tornadoes and are usually weaker. A dirt devil, more commonly called a dust devil, is a small vortex that forms at ground level on hot, sunny days. Unlike a tornado, funnel cloud, or most waterspouts, a dust devil is an independent whirlwind that is not associated with a thunderstorm and does not connect to any cloud base. Dust devils are much weaker than tornadoes.
A "dirt devil" more properly called a dust devil is a vortex that forms at ground level as a result of the sun heating the ground. These whirlwinds may look somewhat like tornadoes, but they are not. Unlike tornadoes, which require thunderstorms to form, dust devils almost always form in sunny weather. They are also weaker than tornadoes, with the very strongest dust devils barely producing winds equivalent to an EF0 tornado.
Keeping with the devil theme, the Tasmanian devil spins around like a dust devil and has hair like devil horns
No, dust storms are massive clouds of dust carried by straight line winds. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Waterspouts can be found anywhere, its like a dust devil in water, except water, not dust.