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A tornado is a violently spinning column of air extending from the base of a storm cloud to the ground.
The formation of tornadoes is complicated.
First, a condition called wind shear, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes with altitude. If the shear is strong enough it can essentially tilt a thunderstorm, this separates the updraft and downdraft of the thunderstorm, preventing them from interfering with one another. This allows the storm to become stronger and last longer.
Additionally, if the wind shear is strong enough it can start the air rolling in what is called horizontal vorticity. This horizontal vorticity can then be turned vertical by a thunderstorm's updraft. When this happens, the thunderstorm may start rotating. The rotation is especially strong in an updraft called a mesocyclone. If the storm intensifies rapidly enough, a relatively warm downdraft called a rear-flank downdraft or RFD can wrap around the bottom part of the mesocyclone. This can then tighten and intensify its rotation and bring it down to the ground to produce a tornado.
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Can A Tornado Happen With No Clouds?
No, it can not happen. You will always need a cloud to form a tornado. The kind of cloud that a tornado uses is a cumulonimbus cloud.
Can a tornado happen in a house?
A tornado can hit a house, but cannot happen indoors.
Where does a tornado happen?
in tornado alley which is in Texas and states close to it
Does a tornado start at the eqautor?
No most tornado strikes happen in the Midwest in tornado valley but they can happen any where but mainly in middle March to early October
How does a chemical tornado happen?
There is not such thing as a "chemical tornado" a tornado is the result of thermodynamic physical processes.
What will happen if tornado goes to a different tornado?
When two tornadoes meet they merge to form a larger tornado. This is an unusual occurrence, but when it does happen it usually involves a large tornado absorbing a smaller one.
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 would happen if a tornado funneled into an erupting volcano?
it can stop the tornado
What happen when a tornado funnel reaches the ground?
It becomes a tornado, obviously.
Can a tornado happen in space?
No. A tornado is a vortex of air. There is no air in space.
Where will the next tornado happen?
It is impossible to predict where the next tornado will occur.
What will happen for a tornado connect with another tornado?
If two tornadoes meet, they will merge to form one tornado.
