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The process of tornado formation generally begins in a rotating mass of air within a mesocyclone, a rotating mass of air in a type of thunderstorm called a supercell. A downdraft wraps around the mesocyclone, causing it to tighten and intensify, while at the same time stretching to extend downward. This process usually begins two or three miles above ground level. If the intense vortex reaches the ground, it is considered a tornado.
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How does the earth's atmosphere connect to tornadoes?
Like all weather events on earth, tornadoes take place within and as a part of earth's atmosphere. They are produced by thunderstorms, which are driven by thermodynamic instability in earth's atmosphere.
Are tornadoes calm?
No. Tornadoes are violent.
How can you control tornadoes?
Tornadoes cannot be controlled.
What does thermosphere have to do with tornadoes?
The thermosphere has nothing to do with tornadoes.
Can tornadoes do damage to the atmosphere?
No. Tornadoes do not damage the atmosphere.
Are gustnadoes tornadoes?
There is some debate among meteorologists, but the general consensus is that gustnadoes are not tornadoes, as they do not connect to the cloud base.
What will happen for a tornado connect with another tornado?
If two tornadoes meet, they will merge to form one tornado.
Can tornadoes form when there are no clouds?
No. Tornadoes need thunderstorms to form and by definition the vortex of a tornado must connect with both the ground and the bottom of a cloud. However there is another kind of whirlwind called a dust devil. Dust devils look somewhat like tornadoes and typically form on hot, sunny days, especially in desert areas. However they are not considered tornadoes because they do not connect with the cloud base and are usually too weak to cause any damage.
How does the earth's atmosphere connect to tornadoes?
Like all weather events on earth, tornadoes take place within and as a part of earth's atmosphere. They are produced by thunderstorms, which are driven by thermodynamic instability in earth's atmosphere.
How does cloud cover affect tornadoes?
They cannot form without it. Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms and by definition must connect to the cloud base. Prolonged non convective cloud cover can preven the air near the ground from becoming warm enough to produce thunderstorms and thus tornadoes.
Can tornadoes formed in different ways?
Yes. There are two types of tornado. Most tornadoes form when the rotation in the mesocyclone of a supercell tightens and intensifies. These are the tornadoes that can do severe damage. These are called supercell tornadoes. There are also landspouts, which are essentially fair-weather waterspouts on land. Unlike supercell tornadoes, which develop downward from a parent storm, landspouts form from the ground up in a way similar to that of dust devil and then connect to the base of a developing storm.
What are the characteristics of tornadoes?
Tornadoes are violent, rotating windstorms that connect to the base of a thunderstorm and to the ground. They are often made visible by a condensation funnel and debris cloud. Tornadoes can be very destructive. In extreme cases winds may exceed 300 mph (480 km/h). While they are more violent than other types of storm, tornadoes are also usually smaller and shorter-lived.
How many people are killed in a gustnado tornado?
Technically, a gustnado is not a tornado as it does not connect to the cloud base. Gustnadoes are comparable in strength to EF0 or EF1 tornadoes and rarely, if ever, kill.
What are the 3 general categories of tornadoes?
Tornadoes are sometimes divided into "weak" tornadoes "strong" and "violent" tornadoes. Weak tornadoes are those rated EF0 and EF1. Most tornadoes are weak. Strong tornadoes are those rated EF2 and EF3. Violent tornadoes are those rated EF4 and EF5. They are the rarest of tornadoes, only about 1% of tornadoes are this strong.
What do they call tornadoes in US?
Tornadoes in the U.S. are called tornadoes.
Is there any extreme tornadoes?
It depends on what you mean by extreme. Tornadoes of EF4 and EF5 tornadoes, however are often referred to as violent tornadoes. These account for about 1% of all tornadoes.
Names of known Tornadoes?
Tornadoes don't get named, Hurricanes do, but Tornadoes don't.
