answersLogoWhite

0

What causes a tornado to be formed?

Updated: 9/27/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

6y ago

Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What causes a tornado to be formed?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What forms the shape of a tornado?

a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm


Why did they invent tornado's?

no body invented tornado the tornado just gets formed by weather


In simple terms how is atorndo formed?

a tornado is formed by a very severe thunderstorm for a tornado to form it has to have warm and moist air.


A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form?

Partially. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or already has formed.


Are tornadoes usually formed in tornado ally?

Yes the majority of tornadoes happen in tornado alley. However it is not because tornado alley is generally flatter then the rest of the US. It has to do with the warm air from the Gulf of Mexico meeting the cold air from Canada in that region that causes tornadoes to mainly form there.


Are tornadoes formed by storm clouds or funnel clouds?

A tornado is formed from storm clouds. The funnel cloud is the tornado before it touches down.


What element of thunderstorms causes a tornado?

The rotation in the updraft of a thunderstorm is ultimately what causes a tornado. However, most thunderstorms do not have such rotation.


What is higher alert tornado warning or watch?

A tornado warning is a higher level of alert, often meaning that a tornado has formed.


What kind of tornado is formed on water?

waterspouts


What a tornado looks like?

A waterspout it a tornado that forms on a body of water. It looks like a land formed tornado but on a smaller scale.


Can scientist find out when a tornado is coming?

If a tornado has formed in the U.S. chances are it will be detected by Doppler radar.


What causes tornado damage?

Tornado damaged is caused by a tornado's powerful winds and objects carried y those winds.