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What do you call a tornado over a body of water?

A tornado over water is called a waterspout.


What do you call a tornado that forms over a calm sea?

A tornado on water is called a waterspout.


What is the name given to a tornado over open water?

A tornado that forms on a lake or sea is called a waterspout.


It can change into a water spout?

A water spout is a type of tornado that forms over water. It happens when a tornado crosses over a body of water and starts pulling up water into the air. The spinning motion of the tornado creates a funnel-shaped cloud with water droplets.


What is a tornado occurring over a lake or ocean?

A tornado over a body of water is called a waterspout.


What is a coastal tornado?

A coastal tornado is a tornado that strikes a coastal area. If the tornado moves over water at any point it is called a waterspout for that time.


When the funnel of a tornado passes over a body of water what is found?

A tornado on water is called a waterspout. You will find a spray of water where the vortex reaches the surface.


Is a hurricane a water tornado?

No, a hurricane is not a tornado over water. A tornado and a hurricane are quite different. A hurricane is a large-scale self-sustaining storm pressure system, typically hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is a small-scale vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm rarely over a mile wide. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.


Is a waterspout a tornado?

Yes it is a tornado over the water. However it is easier for a tornado to form over water and is generally smaller and weaker. Waterspouts are generally not officially counted as tornadoes unless they hit land.


Is the most dangerous tornado and violent tornado a cyclone?

No. Cyclones and tornadoes are completely different phenomena.


How is a water spout fomed?

same as any other tornado just over water


Can tornadoes form over water and what are they called?

Yes. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.