The formation of tornadoes is complicated.
First, a condition called wind shear, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes with altitude. If the shear is strong enough it can essentially tilt a thunderstorm, this separates the updraft and downdraft of the thunderstorm, preventing them from interfering with one another. This allows the storm to become stronger and last longer.
Additionally, if the wind shear is strong enough it can start the air rolling in what is called horizontal vorticity. This horizontal vorticity can then be turned vertical by a thunderstorm's updraft. When this happens, the thunderstorm may start rotating. The rotation is especially strong in an updraft called a mesocyclone. If the storm intensifies rapidly enough, a relatively warm downdraft called a rear-flank downdraft or RFD can wrap around the bottom part of the mesocyclone. This can then tighten and intensify its rotation and bring it down to the ground to produce a tornado.
Both Tornadoes and lightning are produced by thunderstorms.
Tornadoes travel because the storms that produce them do, which are in turn carried by either the prevailing winds or those produced by the parent storm system.
No. It is called a funnel cloud. However, tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms.
Tornadoes, which are produced by thunderstorms, generate small areas of very low pressure. Thunderstorms, which are fueled by rising air, generate low pressure as well, but over a broader area. Thunderstorms in turn usually form with large-scale low pressure systems.
No. Humidity is an important factor in the formation of tornadoes but it is not a direct cause of tornadoes.
Tornadoes are produced from thunderstorms.
Yes. All tornadoes are produced by thunderstormsYes, all tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms.However, only a small percentage of thunderstorms actually produce tornadoes.
Yes, tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms.
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Both Tornadoes and lightning are produced by thunderstorms.
Tornadoes are produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
Both tornadoes and lightning are produced by thunderstorms.
Many hurricanes have produced tornadoes, it is a fairly common ocurrence. Most hurricanes that have hit the United States in recent years have produced tornadoes.
Sometimes a hurricane can produce tornadoes, but most tornadoes are not produced by hurricanes.
Tornadoes are produced by very strong thunderstorms.
Yes. In fact all tornadoes come from thunderstorms.