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Not usually. Most tornadoes form over land.
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Is a tornado called a funnel cloud in the ocean?
No. A tornado on the ocean or some other body of water is called a waterspout. A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not yet touched down.
When hail falls does it mean a tornado could come?
It can. Hail often does come before a tornado, but most storms that produce hail do not produce tornadoes.
What direction did the Missouri tornado come from?
It came out of the west.
What type of weather forms a tornado?
Tornadoes are a product of severe thunderstorms. Most tornado come from a specific type of thunderstorm called a supercell.
Can tornadoes come together to form a big tornado?
Yes. It is possible for tornadoes to merge and form a larger tornado, though this is a fairly rare occurrence.
What do you call a tornado on the ocean?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What ocean does a tornado form over?
Tornadoes generally form over land, not the ocean. You are thinking of hurricanes. The term hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that occurs over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific ocean.
Is a tornado called a funnel cloud in the ocean?
No. A tornado on the ocean or some other body of water is called a waterspout. A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not yet touched down.
Can a tornado come off the ocean onto land?
Yes. Tornadoes have formed on oceans and lakes (in whic case they are called waterspouts) and come onto land.
A tornado over the sea is called a toofan Can you think of another word for tornado or hurricane which you think might have come from toofan?
A tornado at sea is not called a "toofan," it is called a waterspout. You may be confusing this with "typhoon" which is a hurricane in the western Pacific Ocean.
Where does a tornado come most?
tornado alley
Does the ocean turn like a tornado during a hurricane?
It dose not turn like a tornado.
What is a tornado occurring over a lake or ocean?
A tornado over a body of water is called a waterspout.
What day will a tornado come?
There is no way of knowing when the next tornado will be.
Does a tornado spawn off the ocean?
Not usually. Tornadoes generally form on land. Kansas is one of the most tornado prone area in the world and it is nowhere near the ocean.
If a tornado is dissipating which direction will the next tornado come from?
THAT Depends on where the Storm that produced that Tornado is going
What is a tornado in the ocean called?
it's called a water spout.
