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Has a tornado ever hit a hurricane?
While rare, it is possible for a tornado to form within a hurricane. These tornadoes, known as "tornadoes embedded in hurricanes," can be particularly dangerous due to the already intense weather conditions from the hurricane.
Has there ever been a tornado or hurricane with the name CLINT?
No. No hurricane has gone by that name. Tornadoes are not given names.
What is the most violent weather you have ever seen?
Probably hurricane Katrina.
Has a squall-line ever produced violent tornadoes?
Yes. Strong to violent tornadoes can sometimes occur near a formation called a bow echo. In some cases, the north side of a bow echo can develop a circulation similar to the mesocyclone of a supercell. One of the more unusualy cases came on April 4, 1981 when a bow-echo produced an anticyclonic F4 tornado that struck the town of West Bend Wisconsin.
Was there ever a tornado Grace?
No there has not. Tornadoes are not given names as hurricanes are.The has however been a Hurricane Grace.
Is there a hurricane or tornado season in urugway?
There is probably a tornado season, as that part of the world does get tornadoes. Uruguay does not, however, have a hurricane season. Only one storm in recorded history has ever reached hurricane intensity in the South Atlantic, and it hit Brazil.
Can the tornado Katrina hit again?
First of all, Katrina was a hurricane, not a tornado. Tornadoes do not have names. And second, no. Hurricane Katrina dissipated seven years ago and can never return. The name Katrina is retired, so no future hurricane will ever have that name.
Could trees make tornadoes go away?
No. Tornadoes, some of them very large and violent, have torn through heavily forested areas unhindered. Even weak tornadoes can snap and uproot trees. In fact one of the largest tornadoes ever recorded struck a forested area.
Can a tornado be bigger than a hurricane?
No. The largest tornado ever recorded was 2.5 miles wide, and only a handful of tornadoes over 2 miles wide have ever been recorded. The smallest hurricane ever recorded was 60 miles wide, with most hurricanes being a few hundred miles wide.
Could any state end up getting a tornado from a hurricane?
Yes. It it fairly common for hurricanes to produce tornadoes when they make landfall. Therefore, any state that can get a hurricane could get a hurricane-spawned tornado. Some states, notably in the far northwest, will rarely if ever be affected by either tropical cyclones or by tornadoes, because the weather systems there are not conducive to their formation. The state of Alaska has had only 2 confirmed tornadoes over the last 65 years and only post-tropical cyclones.
Which would likely have the greatest range of pressure between a hurricane and tornado?
A hurricane would likely have a greater range of pressure than a tornado. Hurricanes are much larger and more intense weather systems, with lower central pressures compared to the smaller and less intense tornadoes. The pressure gradient in a hurricane can vary significantly across its wide expanse, resulting in a greater overall range of pressure compared to tornadoes.
Is a tornado more violent going clockwise or counter-clock wise?
That depends on where the tornado is. Generally, tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise. There are more violent tornadoes in the horthern hemisphere, but that is mostly due to the fact that portions of the United States have an almost perfect setup for producing them. A small percentage of tornadoes rotate in the opposite direction from what is normal. These are called anticyclonic tornadoes (normal tornadoes are cyclonic). Many anticyclonic tornadoes are satellite tornadoes, and are generally weaker than the parent tornado that spawned them. Only one anticyclonic tornado has ever recieved a violent (F4 or F5) rating on the Fujita scale. It was an F4 that hit West Bend, Wisconsin on April 4, 1981.
