Tornadoes vary in strength, size, duration, speed of travel, color, location, and whether or not they are multiple vortex.
No. Tornadoes are made from interactions of wind currents and pressure differences within a thunderstorm. Electricity plays no role.
Tornadoes are often considered dreadful because at least a few every year are quite destructive. Among these more destructive tornadoes, many kill people. Some tornadoes are large enough and powerful enough to destroy entire towns.
Yes. Kansas is ranked 2nd in number of tornadoes among the U.S. states.
No, gustnadoes are not tornadoes. Gustnadoes are short-lived, spinning wind events that form along the gust front of a thunderstorm. They are not connected to the cloud base like tornadoes and generally have weaker wind speeds.
Yes, most notably the northwest area of Pennsylvania saw an unusually high number of tornadoes. Among these tornadoes was an EF0 tornado that struck Presque Isle State Park near Erie on June 27.
Yes, tornadoes can exceed 300 mph in extreme cases. The highest wind speeds ever recorded in a tornado are estimated to have been around 300-318 mph, making them among the most powerful natural phenomena on Earth. These extremely high wind speeds are associated with the most intense tornadoes, such as EF5 tornadoes.
Among U.S. states Kansas ranks 3rd in tornado frequency.
Some cyclones produce tornadoes, but most do not.
Some hurricanes do produce tornadoes in their outer areas. Even without tornadoes, in winds in the eye wall of a hurricane are just as strong as in some tornadoes.
Yes, some strong tornadoes create brief satellite tornadoes that circle the main funnel.
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yes, some tornadoes are relatively small while others are huge