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What are 2 most important factors for a hurricane thunderstorm or tornado to happen?
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∙ 7y ago
For a hurricane: warm sea surface temperatures and little to no wind shear
For a thunderstorm: convective instability and a lifting mechanism to start convection
For a tornado: strong thunderstorms and strong winds shear.
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Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
What is another word that belongs in this group tornado thunderstorm hurricane blizzard?
Winter storm is another word for this group tornado hurricane blizzard and thunderstorm
Which is the shortest storm thunderstorm hurricane blizzard or tornado?
Of these, tornadoes have the shortest duration.
Is there a such thing as hurricane lane or thunderstorm alley?
no there is not a hurricane lane in the united states. but there is a tornado alley some where in the united states
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.
What is the difference between hurricane and thunderstrom?
a hurricane is like a tornado but on water while a thunderstorm is electricity built up in the clouds waiting to strike
What storms has the highest wind speed--A Mid-latitude cyclonic storm B-Tornado C- Hurricane D- Thunderstorm?
Of these, a tornado produces the fastest winds.
What causes a group of thunderstorms to become hurricane?
The thunderstorm might go down and turn into a tornado and then when it hits the ocean it might turn into a hurricane
What factors are needed for a tornado to form?
Initial factors needed for a tornado to form are wind shear and instability that can cause thunderstorms. For a thunderstorm to produce a tornado, it needs to be a type of rotating storm called a supercell.
Which storm has the strongest fastest winds tornado hurricane or thunderstorm?
Both are, but it is probably more likely with a tornado.
Can air pressure decreases drastically?
When a Hurricane, Tornado or Thunderstorm, approaches, the barometric pressure falls but I would not ascribe the adjective "drastic" to this.
Can a tornado be caused by thunderstorm?
Yes, a tornado can come from a thunderstorm. In fact, a tornado cannot be caused by anything other than a thunderstorm. One key facotrs is that the thunderstorm must have a rotating updraft.
