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Name of lower cloud base often associated with tornado formations?
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∙ 13y ago
Wall cloud.
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Can a tornado form above the clouds pointing up?
No. Tornadoes descend from the base of thunderstorms, usually associated with very tall thunderstorms. The tornado begins in the lower portions of the storm. Furthermore, if the vortex does not touch the ground, it is not considered a tornado.
What does it look like when a tornado is about to form?
It varies, but it will always occur during a thunderstorm. If that area of the storm is not obscured by rain or the dark of night you will usually see a rotating block of clouds lowered from the main cloud base called a wall cloud. Near this a downdraft will blast a hole in the clouds. Not long afterwards there will likely be strong winds. Then the funnel begins to lower from the wall cloud and a swirl of dust or debris may appear on the ground below it as the tornado connects to the ground.
What is stratus cloud that forms lower to the ground?
that is really called fog
What would happen to the height of the cloud base if the dew point temperature were lower?
If the dew point were lower, it would take longer for rising air to cool to its saturation point. This would result in a lower cloud base. This is also called the lifting condensation level.
How fast does a tornado go in miles?
It varies widely. Some tornadoes barely move at all while others may move at over 70 mph. The average tornado moves at about 30 to 35 mph. Wind speeds in a tornado can range from about 60 mph to over 300 mph, with lower values being more common.
Can a tornado form above the clouds pointing up?
No. Tornadoes descend from the base of thunderstorms, usually associated with very tall thunderstorms. The tornado begins in the lower portions of the storm. Furthermore, if the vortex does not touch the ground, it is not considered a tornado.
Is air pressure inside a tornado is lower than outside a tornado?
The air pressure in a tornado is lower than that outside the tornado. That is why the wind blows toward the funnel.
What does a tornado looks like when it is forming?
Visible signs of a possible tornado often start as rotation in the clouds of a severe thunderstorm, often with a lowered section of the cloud base called a wall cloud. As this happens a cloud of dust may appear near the ground as something called a rear-flank downdraft wraps around the rotation. Then a cone, funnel or elephant trunk shaped projection may lower itself from the cloud base. A cloud of dust and debris under this funnel cloud usually means that the tornado has touched down.
What cloud type is associated with warm fronts?
Before the warm front there are cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Nearer to the front the clouds are stratoform and lower, often precipitating.
How can differences in density cause cloud formation?
if it's less dense, the cloud continues to rise and the cloud will grow in height. If it's more dense, the cloud will lower and lower, and soon evaporate.
What does it look like when a tornado is about to form?
It varies, but it will always occur during a thunderstorm. If that area of the storm is not obscured by rain or the dark of night you will usually see a rotating block of clouds lowered from the main cloud base called a wall cloud. Near this a downdraft will blast a hole in the clouds. Not long afterwards there will likely be strong winds. Then the funnel begins to lower from the wall cloud and a swirl of dust or debris may appear on the ground below it as the tornado connects to the ground.
What does falling atmospheric pressure forewarn?
Iy forewarns because the lower the pressure the taller a cloud can be. So cumulonibuses need low pressure to produce tornadoes and that is why falling pressure can indicate a tornado. I stress the word can.
Can you breath in a tornado?
Yes,a tornado has air inside even though the pressure is lower.
How much wind does it take for a tornado?
There is no solidly set minimum wind speed for a tornado. The Enhanced Fujita scale starts an EF0 at 65 mph, but tornadoes have occurred with estimated winds lower than that. Tornadoes are defined by the amnner in which the air moves rather than the wind speed. A tornado is a rotating vortex of strong wind that onnects to both the ground and the cloud base.
What is the barometric pressure before a tornado?
It is not know for certain. One thing that is known is that the pressure is low inside a tornado. The intensity of a tornado is largely determined by the pressure deficit, meaning how much lower the pressure inside the tornado than its surroundings. It is estimated, that a strong tornado will have a pressure deficit of at least 25 millibars, so that if the pressure surrounding the tornado is 950 millibars, the core pressure will be 925 millibars. A violent tornado may have a pressure deficit of over 100 millibars.
What was the weakest tornado in history?
There is no tornado that can definitively be said to be the weakest. The lowest rating a tornado can get is EF0. When you get into the lower ranges of EF0 it becomes debatable as to whether an event should even be considered a tornado.
What is tornado pressure?
The air pressure in a tornado is lower than that of its surrounding but the pressure difference varies with the strength of the tornado. The greater the pressure difference, the stronger the tornado. The greatest pressure drop recorded from a tornado was 100 millibars or about 10%.
