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What does low pressure system cause the air around a tornado to do?
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A tornado has low pressure in it, but it is not considered a low pressure system as it is too small to be its own weather system.
The low pressure in a tornado causes the surrounding air to rush into it.
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Would low pressure tornado cause buildings to explode as the tornado passes overhead?
No. This was once believed but has since been disproven. The pressure drop inside a tornado is insufficient to cause significant damage. Damage is caused instead by the wind in the tornado and debris carried by it. Even in a tornado of moderate intensity, this damage would put enough holes in a building to equalize pressure rather quickly.
Why is it best to leave a window slightly open during a wind storm?
It actually isn't best do do this. It was once thought that during a tornado the rapid drop in pressure could cause buildings to explode. This notion has been disproven. It is wind and debris, not the pressured drop, that causes damage during a tornado. Even in a strong tornado the pressure drop is not enough to cause significant damage.
What does high pressure system yield?
It may cause heat waves or can cause dryness.
Is wind shear the cause of a tornado?
Not directly, but it is a very important component in tornado formation.
Which of these changes would NOT cause an increase in the pressure of a gaseous system?
the container is made larger
How low does the pressure have to be to from a tornado?
There is no required pressure at which a tornado forms. Large scale low pressure systems play a role in tornado formation, but the low pressure is not a direct cause of tornadoes. On rare occasions, tornadoes can form with air mass thunderstorms that occur in the absence of a large-scale weather system. There is low pressure inside a tornado, but in this case the important part is not how low the pressure inside the tornado is, but how much lower the pressure is outside the tornado. The range of these pressure deficits is not known as very few measurements have been taken.
Does low pressure in a tornado cause buildings to explode as the tornado passes overhead?
No. The pressure drop inside a tornado is not enough to cause buildings to explode. Tornadoes tear buildings apart with wind and debris.
What is true low pressure with a tornado causes building to explode?
No, low pressure in a tornado does not cause buildings to explode. That is a common myth.
Why does a tornado cause low pressure areas?
Air in a tornado is rapidly drawn upward. This creates low pressure as more air rushes in to replace it. However this can ever completely fill the pressure deficit until the upward movement stops.
What are the two earth systems that cause a tornado?
Hkgh pressure and low pressure come toghether.
Does a tornado's air pressure make houses explode?
No. It was once believed that the low pressure inside a tornado would cause houses to explode, but this notion was disproven by the 1990s. It is the wind and debris in a tornado that destroys houses, not the low pressure.
Would low pressure tornado cause buildings to explode as the tornado passes overhead?
No. This was once believed but has since been disproven. The pressure drop inside a tornado is insufficient to cause significant damage. Damage is caused instead by the wind in the tornado and debris carried by it. Even in a tornado of moderate intensity, this damage would put enough holes in a building to equalize pressure rather quickly.
Is this a myth or a fact the low pressure with a tornado causes buildings to explode as the tornado passes overhead?
It is a myth. The pressure drop inside a tornado is not large enough to cause significant damage. Buildings are torn apart by the powerful winds of a tornado.
A tornado's funnel cloud results when?
The tornado pulls in moist air. The pressure drop inside the tornado cause a temperature drop, causing the moisture to condense.
Why does opening windows during a tornado to prevent the house from being lifted off the ground?
It doesn't: that is a myth. The idea stems from the fact that the pressure inside a tornado is very low and the higher pressure inside a house will cause it to explode unless windows are open to relive pressure. The truth is that the winds and debris of a tornado are what cause damage, not the pressure difference. Even in a relatively weak tornado that will cause only moderate damage the windows are likely to break anyway. In fact, in the case of a weak tornado or indirect hit that would not break windows, leaving them open allows strong winds to enter the house and cause damage on the inside. The pressure drop in a tornado is not great enough to cause damage and even then, houses are not airtight, and pressure can equalize on its own fairly quickly. The greatest pressure drops come in the strongest tornadoes, which can easily tear apart a house with their winds regardless of any pressure difference within the structure.
Can a tornado cause a thunderstorm?
No, it is the other way around: thunderstorms cause tornadoes.
Why do you think that tornadoes are not common in the northeast?
Because the low pressure systems are not strong enough, and if a low pressure system does develop that is strong enough to support a tornado, the mountainous terrain makes it much harder for a tornado to come about. Also, it does not get hot enough for a cold front to cause such a clash in the atmosphere.
