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Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms, which from from cumulonimbus cloud.
Usually a wall cloud and then a funnel cloud develop at the base of a cumulonimbus cloud before a tornado touches down.
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Is the dark base of a tornado called the wall cloud?
No, the wall cloud is a lowered section of the cloud base from which a tornado or funnel cloud descends. The dark cloud at the base of a tornado is called the debris cloud.
Is a tornado a cloud?
No. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. A tornado is often, but not always made visible by a funnel cloud. But the tornado is not the cloud itself.
What is the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
A tornado has actually touched down on the ground - a funnel cloud is a spinning cloud that has not actually touched the ground.
What is a name for a funnel cloud touching the ground?
A tornado. a tornado
A vortex of air rising into a cloud?
tornado
What does a tornado come out of?
A tornado usually emerges from a wall cloud, which is at the base of a cumulonimbus cloud.
Can A Tornado Happen With No Clouds?
No, it can not happen. You will always need a cloud to form a tornado. The kind of cloud that a tornado uses is a cumulonimbus cloud.
What are condensation funnel cloud and debris cloud?
The condensation funnel of a tornado is basically a cloud formed when moisture inside a tornado condenses and in that sense it is similar to an ordinary cloud. The debris cloud of a tornado is a cloud of debris picked up by a tornado usually from buildings and trees the tornado has damaged or destroyed.
What type of cloud is in a tornado?
The cloud that forms the visible part of a tornado is called a funnel cloud.
Is the dark base of a tornado called the wall cloud?
No, the wall cloud is a lowered section of the cloud base from which a tornado or funnel cloud descends. The dark cloud at the base of a tornado is called the debris cloud.
Is a tornado a cloud?
No. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. A tornado is often, but not always made visible by a funnel cloud. But the tornado is not the cloud itself.
What do you call a tornado that does not touch the ground?
A tornado that does not touch the ground is a funnel cloud.
When the tip of the funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a?
tornado clouds
How is a tornado different from a funnel cloud?
A funnel cloud is like a tornado only it does not reach the ground.
What is the relationship between a funnel cloud and a tornado?
A funnel cloud is a developing tornado that has not reached the ground.
What is the wall cloud in a tornado?
The wall cloud is a large section of cloud extending down from the base of a thunderstorm. The wall cloud marke the strongest part of the mesocyclone, which is the rotating updraft that can produce a tornado. A funnel cloud or tornado usually extends from the base of a wall cloud.
What is the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
A tornado has actually touched down on the ground - a funnel cloud is a spinning cloud that has not actually touched the ground.
