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A tornado is a form of severe weather because it develops during a thunderstorm and is capable of producing substantial damage.

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What type of severe storm is a spinning column of air that touches the ground?

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Does every severe thunder storm cause a tornado?

No, only a fairly small percentage of severe storms produce torndoes.


Is a severe thunder storm watch better then a tornado watch?

Yes essentially. A severe thunderstorm watch means severe thunderstorms are possible. A tornado watch means tornadoes are possible. Severe thunderstorms can cause damage, but not nearly as much as tornadoes potentially can.


A severe storm that forms from a rapidly rotating funnel cloud is a?

tornado. Tornadoes are violent, dangerous rotating columns of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, forming a destructive vortex.


What severe storm that forms as a rapidly rotating funnel cloud?

A tornado is often visible as a funnel cloud.


Is a tornado caused by a thunder storm?

Yes, a tornado is typically formed within a thunderstorm. A tornado forms from a rotating updraft within a severe thunderstorm that creates a funnel cloud extending from the base of the storm to the ground.


What does severe Storm warning means?

A severe weather warning is wen extreme weather is reported. Examples: * Snow storm * Ligntning storm A severe weather warning is when meteorologists predict extreme weather. Examples: * Blizzard * Flash flood


What is a tornado warned storm?

A tornado warned storm is a thunderstorm for which a tornado warning has been issued, meaning that the storm is producing rotation that can spawn a tornado.


How is a storm and a tornado similar?

A tornado is a type of storm. A storm is characterized by strong winds, heavy or dangerous precipitation, thunder and lightning, or some combination of those. A tornado produces the fastest winds of any storm on earth.


What do you call a severe thunderstorm where a tornado begins?

In most cases the storm the produces a tornado is called a supercell, though in some cases tornadoes can develop in other types of thunderstorm.


How do weather forcasters know a tornado is coming?

There are two primary ways. First is Doppler radar, which measures winds moving toward and away from the radar to detect features in a storm that can produce a tornado, and sometimes the signature of the tornado itself. Then, by simply looking at where the storm is going they can warn places in the potential path. However, radar cannot determine if a tornado has actually touched down, and can occasionally miss a tornado. For this reason there are storm spotters. These are people who report severe weather such as tornadoes to authorities. Through such reports meteorologists (weather scientists) can gain a better idea of the potential threat.