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A multiple vortex tornado is a tornado that has two or more smaller vorticies inside the main circulation. These subvorticies or suction vortices can have winds up to 100 mph faster than the rest of the tornado, and thus cause more severe damage. This is one reason why one area hit by a tornado may only sustain moderate damage, while the area next to it may be devastated. Normally these vortices are hidden within the main funnel, but if conditions are right a multiple vortex tornado may have two or more funnels. Each subvortex usually only lasts a few seconds.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThey are relatively rare, but are probably more common than they were initially believed to be.
It is rare to see the individual subvortices of such a tornado. Much of the time that they do occur they are hidden within the main funnel of the tornado. They are only visible when the tornado is forming or when humidity is just right for a funnel to form in the subvortices, but not in the main vortex.
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What does A vortex have to do with an tornado?
A tornado is a kind of vortex. Air in a tornado rotates rapidly. Additionally, a tornado may contain multiple smaller vortices.
What is the difference between a multiple vortex tornado and a single vortex tornado?
A multiple vortex tornado has smaller, short-lived vortices moving around inside of it. The suction vortices have stronger winds than the rest of the tornado and are noted for cutting narrow curved swaths of intense damage. A multiple vortex tornado sometimes has the appearance of two or more tornadoes moving circles. A single vortex tornado is simply one vortex of tornadic wind.
What country calls tornadoes suction vortexes?
No country does. A suction vortex is not a tornado; it is a feature that can develop in a tornado. A tornado itself is a vortex but can sometimes contain smaller vortices (vortexes) called suction vortices. Such a storm is called a multiple-vortex tornado.
What does Multiple vortex mean?
This term most likely refers to a multiple-vortex tornado. A tornado is itself a vortex that can sometimes contain two or more smaller vortices that move with the tornado's rotation. These vortices pack stronger winds than the rest of the tornado, and often result in areas within a tornado's path where damage is more severe than it is elsewhere.
Where does the wind spin fastest in a tornado?
It depends on the tornado. If it is a single vortex tornado the winds near at the edge of the core will be the fastest. However, many of the strongest tornadoes are multivortex, meaning that they have smaller vorticies (almost like mini tornadoes) inside the main vortex. In a multivortex tornado the fastest winds are within these subvortices.
What causes a tornadoes to spilt?
Tornadoes don't exactly split, but there are multiple vortex tornadoes. A multiple vortex tornado may appear to be composed of several smaller tornadoes but is still in fact one tornado. The process by which this happens is not fully understood, but it begins when a downdraft is forced down the center of the tornado, widening it. If the tornado has the right ratio of rotational speed to vertical speed it can develop a multiple vortex structure.
What was the worst recorded Multiple vortex tornado?
The worst tornado that is known to have been multiple vortex was the Tri-State tornado of March 18 1925. This was the worst tornado in U.S. history with a death toll of 695. At certain points along its path it was observed to have two or three funnels.
Does every tornado have a vortex?
Every tornado is a vortex.
What caused the formation of the tornado to multiple?
The appears to be asking about multiple vortex tornadoes. The process of how a tornado becomes multiple vortex is called vortex breakdown. Thi occurs when the wind in a tornado is spinning so fast that it cannot reach the center. The low pressure instead draws air down the middle. This causes the tornado to expand. When the downward moving air reaches the ground it spreads out. Complex interactions between this outward moving air and air flowing into the tornado leads to the formation of smaller vortices within the tornado.
What is the most damaging part of a tornado?
That depends on the tornado. In a single vortex tornado the most damaging part would be the edge of the tornado's core, analogous to the eye wall of a hurricane. In a multiple vortex tornado, the most damaging part would be the subvotices that orbit within the main circulation of the tornado.
What part of the tornado has the fastest winds?
In a single-vortex tornado the fastest winds are found at the outer edge of the core, generally on the tornado's right side in the northern hemisphere and the left side in the southern. In a multiple-vortex tornado the fastest winds are found in the subvortices within the main circulation.
What is the relationship with tornado and vortex?
A tornado is itself a kind of vortex, and can have smaller vortices inside of it.
