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There are many ways in which tornadoes can differ.
They can differ in wind speed, winds may range from 65 mph to over 300 mph, though the lower wind ranges are more common.
They can differ in diameter, ranging from less than 10 yards wide, to the record size of 2.5 miles.
Distance traveled can range from several yards to over 200 miles (the record is 219 miles).
Tornadoes can range from being nearly stationary to traveling at over 70 mph.
Tornadoes differ in how long they last, ranging from a few seconds to over 3 hours.
Tornadoes can even differ in structure. Some tornadoes are a simple single vortex while others have a downdraft moving down the center, this can produce multiple smaller vorticies within the funnel.
All of these factors combined with where and when a tornado hits influences how much damage occurs and how many deaths and injuries there are.
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Are there different types of tornadoes?
All tornadoes have a common origin and are therefore basically the same. However the number and strength of the vortices produced can vary.
Are there different categories or types of tornadoes?
Yes. The Enhanced Fujita scale has six intensity categories ranging from EF0 for the weakest tornadoes to EF5 for the strongest. This identifies different levels of strength rather than actual types of tornado. As far as actual types, there are classic supercell tornadoes, which form from a larger mesocyclone, and weaker landspouts, which form as a result of processes beneath a thunderstorm.
What is a good question about a tornado?
how do tornadoes stop ? how are tornadoes formed? These are good example questions.
What climate do tornadoes usually occur in?
Tornadoes are most common in temperate or subtropical climates.
How do you use tornadoes in a sentence?
Example sentence: This April Alabama was devastated by a series of powerful tornadoes.
What is another word for twister?
Tornadoes are formally called tornadoes.
Another name you call tornadoes?
Tornadoes are often called twisters.
How are volcanoes and tornadoes different?
thay are different because lava comes out a volcano and tornadoes have winds and rain and it twists
What is another name for a thunderstorm?
There are many different types of violent windstorms including tornadoes, microbursts, derechos, and hurricanes.
How many different tornadoes are there?
The types of tornadoes are Weak, Strong, and Violent (3)
Why do tornadoes spin different ways?
on the southern hemisphere tornadoes spin clockwise and on the north hemisphere tornadoes spin anticlockwise
Are tornadoes and whirlpools alike?
Both tornadoes an whirlpools are different types of vortex. But besides that they are very different. For one thing, how tornadoes function and develop is more complex than it is for whirlpools.
Can a tornado happen with a blizzard or ice storms?
Not in the same place. While a large scale storm system can produce tornadoes in one area, freezing rain in another place, and blizzard conditions in another, these will be in different parts of the system that are far apart.
What is another name storm chasers give tornadoes on the ground?
Some people call tornadoes "twisters" but storm chasers rarely, if ever, use that term. Different descriptive terms may be used depending on the tornado's appearance.
Are tornadoes and hurricanes one storm or the other?
Hurricanes and tornadoes are two different types of storm.
Do tornadoes relate to hurricanes?
Not really. Although hurricanes and tornadoes have some notable similarities, they are completely different phenomena. It is not uncommon for hurricanes to produce tornadoes, but most tornadoes are not a result of hurricanes.
Are hurricanes huge tornadoes?
No. Hurricanes and tornadoes are two different types of storm. Size is not the only difference.
