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No. Tornadoes are most dangerous when they hit a city or town. Then as the tornado starts destroying buildings it generates flying debris, which is what causes most tornado deaths and injuries.
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Is the most dangerous tornado and violent tornado a cyclone?
No. Cyclones and tornadoes are completely different phenomena.
What do you call a tornado over a body of water?
A tornado over water is called a waterspout.
What is the name given to a tornado over open water?
A tornado that forms on a lake or sea is called a waterspout.
What is the name to a tornado that only forms over open water?
Yes. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What is a tornado occurring over a lake or ocean?
A tornado over a body of water is called a waterspout.
What do you call a tornado that forms over a calm sea?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What is a coastal tornado?
A coastal tornado is a tornado that strikes a coastal area. If the tornado moves over water at any point it is called a waterspout for that time.
What is it call when a tornado hovers over water?
waterspouts
When the funnel of a tornado passes over a body of water what is found?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout. You will find a spray of water where the vortex reaches the surface.
Is a hurricane a water tornado?
No, a hurricane is not a tornado over water. A tornado and a hurricane are quite different. A hurricane is a large-scale self-sustaining storm pressure system, typically hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is a small-scale vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm rarely over a mile wide. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
Why does a hurricane die out when it passes from over the ocean to over land?
because it lost the water so when it hits land it turns into a tornado most of the time
Is a waterspout a tornado?
Yes it is a tornado over the water. However it is easier for a tornado to form over water and is generally smaller and weaker. Waterspouts are generally not officially counted as tornadoes unless they hit land.
