0
Explain how a non- supercell tornado such as a landspout might form?
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Landspouts form by mechanisms similar to waterspouts and dust devils. The process starts with a developing thunderstorm. The updraft creates a localized area of slightly lowered pressure, which draws air in. Wind passing through develops some vorticity at ground level owing either to a broad, gentle rotation or variations in wind speed. If this rotation gets caught in the updraft of a developing storm it can contract and rotate faster as angular momentum is conserved. The result is a fairly intense vortex that is drawn upward into the developing storm. Now a landspout has formed.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is Indiana in tornado ally?
No. However, it might be considered to be in "Dixie Alley" another active tornado region in the U.S.
In which direction is the position of Tornado Ally shifting if it is and how is this going to affect intensity?
The area of greatest tornado activity appears to be shifting northward. It is unknown how this might affect tornado intensity.
What is one indicator that a thunderstorm may produce a tornado?
One of the strongest indicators that a thunderstorm might produce a tornado is rotation in the clouds.
Do cats know when a tornado is about to hit?
Most likely not. Sometimes animals might know a storm is coming before we do, possibly because they can hear the thunder, but they probably cannot specifically know about a tornado.
Does a hill help you during a tornado?
No. Contrary to popular belief hills do not stop tornadoes. In some cases they may even be harmful: if a tornado is approaching from behind a hill, you might not see it coming.
What natural disaster might a hook echo suggest is likely to occur?
The hook echo is one of the classical hallmarks of tornado-producing supercell thunderstorms as seen on a weather radar. The echo is produced by rain, hail, or even debris being wrapped around the supercell. The National Weather Service considers the presence of a hook echo as sufficient to justify issuing a tornado warning
What causes anticyclonic tornadoes?
There are two ways one might usually form. Some anticyclonic tornadoes form as satellite tornadoes which circle a larger, normally rotating tornado. Others form as a result of a supercell splitting into two separate storms, one cyclonic and one anticyclonic.. The anticyclonic storm can then produce an anticyclonic tornado.
What size of a bomb would you need to disperse a tornado without damaging human life?
The only dispersant effective on a tornado would be heat, but it would take a huge amount of thermite/napalm, or a small nuclear explosion, to break up the circulation of the supercell (thundercloud). And there is no feasible way to use them, because either of those would do more damage than the tornado. The power output of a tornado is measured in gigawatts, so anything that might disperse one would have to be equally powerful.
Is it true that a tornado warning means that a tornado might form?
No. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or has already been spotted.
Why do tornadoes turn clockwise in the southern hesmiphere?
It has to do with wind shear profiles. In the southern hemisphere the wind direction changes in a clockwise fashion as you go up. For example, as ground level the wind might come out of the northeast and above it the wind might come out of the north. This causes the updraft of the supercell thunderstorm to take on a counterclockwise rotation, which it will pass on to any tornado it produces.
Why tornado drill at school might to save life?
Because if there is a real tornado you will now what to do.
When is the next tornado in Tennessee?
It is impossible to determine when the next tornado will occur anywhere. At best we can make a rough prediction of where a tornado outbreak might occur in the next few days and where an individual tornado might hit in the next few minutes if there is a potentially tornadic storm.
When might you explain an idea?
I might explain an idea when someone asks for clarification, when introducing a new concept, or when trying to make something easier to understand.
when can the waco tornado occur in the us?
The infamous Waco tornado occurred on May 11, 1953. It is unknown when a tornado might hit Waco again.
How does a vacuum cleaner simulate a tornado How is it like a real tornado?
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.
Is Indiana in tornado ally?
No. However, it might be considered to be in "Dixie Alley" another active tornado region in the U.S.
Could a tornado pick up the CN tower?
No. Though a very strong tornado might cause it to collapse.
