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What causes a tornado's rotation?

Updated: 9/20/2023
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The rotation originate from the speed and direction of the wind changing with altitude. This sets air rolling horizontally. This horizontal rolling can be turn vertical by the updraft of a thunderstorm. This can then tighten and intensify to form a tornado.

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