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How are tornadoes and lighting related?
Both tornadoes and lightning are produced by thunderstorms.
In the US is a tornado or lighting strike more dangerous?
Tornadoes kill more people and cause more damage than lighting.
What are the biggest threats from a thunderstorm?
lighting and bad wind is the biggest treat or tornadoes
What tornadoes cause lightning?
Tornadoes themselves do not produce lightning. Lightning is typically associated with thunderstorms, which can be present in the same weather system as tornadoes. Lightning occurs due to the separation of positive and negative charges within a thunderstorm cloud.
Is it possible to make a tornado?
No. While tornadoes and lightning often occur at the same time a tornado cannot be made of lighting, nor are the two directly related. A tornado is a vortex of air; lighting is an electrical discharge.
Can tornadoes come in colours?
Yes. Depending on lighting, the color of the soil, and the amount of soil a tornado picks up, a tornado may be white, gray, black, brown, or red. Some tornadoes at sunset have appeared pink or yellow.
Are there white tornadoes?
No, tornadoes are typically associated with dark or black funnels due to the debris they pick up. The color of a tornado is determined by the materials it has sucked up and the lighting conditions around it.
Do tornadoes form after the rain and lightning?
They do not need any rain or lightning to stop. They may be shrouded in rain and are often accompanied by lighting. That said, tornadoes usually do form in the rear portion of a thunderstorm, which is often behind the area of heavy rain.
Can lightning be near cyclones and tornadoes?
Yes. Cyclones often produce thunderstorms, and tornado occur during thunderstorms. So both are commonly accompanied by lighting.
Are all tornadoes the same color?
No. Tornadoes vary in color. The lighting is an important factor. The funnel of a tornado may appear black, gray, or white depending on how it is lit. In a few instances tornadoes have been lit up orange, red, or pink by the setting sun. Additionally, many tornadoes suck up large amounts of soil and may be colored by that. This can turn a tornado black, gray, brown, or red.
What type of weather accompanies tornado?
Tornadoes form during severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by heavy rain, strong winds, thunder and lighting, and sometimes large hail.
Does a tornado produce lighting?
A tornado itself does not produce lightning but are often accompanied by it as they are produced by thunderstorms. Tornadoes can also be accompanied by power flashes, which often occur when power lines are damaged or destroyed.
