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A tornado produces very powerful rotating winds.
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Can a tornado form at 10 miles an hour?
A slow-moving tornado tornado might travel at 10 mph, but a vortex with 10 mph winds would by no means be considered a tornado. The winds must be strong enough to produce damage.
What would happen if an atomic bomb exploded in a tornado?
The explosion would probably disrupt the tornado. However, the effects of the blast and fallout would likely be worse than anything the tornado could do. Even then, the parent thunderstorm may still go on to produce another tornado.
Why does a tornado have to touch the ground to be a tornado?
By the meteorological definition a tornado extends from cloud base to the ground. If it does not, it cannot produce damage. However, just because the visible funnel doesn't touch the ground doesn't mean the strong winds don't. It is the vortex of wind which defines a tornado, not the funnel.
What is the powerful part of a tornado?
Tornadoes produce extremely fast winds can can badly damage or destroy man made structures. Depending on the tornado, the strongest winds occur either at the outer edge of the core or within smaller vortices that develop inside the tornado.
Does a tornado move 300 miles per hour?
No. a typical tornado moves between 25 and 40 mph. Winds in a tornado are faster, however. Some tornadoes can produce winds in excess of 300 mph, but only within a small portion of the tornado and no single location would experience such winds for more than a few seconds. The rest of the tornado will produce significantly slower, though still very strong winds. Tornadoes this strong are very rare however. Most tornadoes have peak winds of less than 110 mph.
Can a tornado produce into another tornado?
Yes. In some cases a large, strong tornado will produce what is called a satellite tornado, which circles the main one.
What does spawn a tornado mean?
When a storm spawns a tornado it produce a tornado.
What percent of thunderstorms can produce a tornado?
About 1% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes.
If a severe thunderstorm does not produce hail will it produce a tornado?
It can but probably won't
How much rain comes from a tornado?
A tornado itself does not produce rain, but it can accompany a tornado. The storms the produce tornadoes, called supercells typically produce very heavy rain, often enough to prompt flash flood warnings. This rain may stop before the tornado comes, or the tornado may be rain wrapped. Some storms however, called LP (low-precipitation) supercells produce little to no rain at all, but can still produce tornadoes.
Can a storm turn in to a tornado?
A storm can't turn into a tornado, it a thunderstorm can produce one.
What's a tornado warning?
A tornado warning is an advisory that is issued when a tornado has either been spotted or detected or that a thunderstorm in the area is likely to produce a tornado soon.
What does it mean when meteorologists issue a tornado warning?
When a tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted or detected or if a thunderstorm may produce a tornado at any moment.
What is one indicator that a thunderstorm may produce a tornado?
One of the strongest indicators that a thunderstorm might produce a tornado is rotation in the clouds.
When hail falls does it mean a tornado could come?
It can. Hail often does come before a tornado, but most storms that produce hail do not produce tornadoes.
Did Springfield Mo get any rain from the twister in Joplin Mo?
The tornado itself did not produce rain. But Springfield did get some rain from the system that produce the tornado.
Can a thunder storm start a tornado?
Yes, in fact a thunderstorm is the only thing that can produce a tornado.
