The rotation of a tornado is it spinning or turning. A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air in contact with the cloud base and the ground.
The vast majority of tornadoes have cyclonic rotation, meaning that those in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise. About one tornado in every thousand breaks this trend.
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.
If it's enough to be classified as a tornado, it will damage your house. Generally, winds in excess of 60 mph are considered sufficient to cause visible damage, though at this point it will be superficial unless a tree falls on ths house.
A wedge tornado is a tornado that appears wider than it is tall.
No. A tornado and a twister are the same thing.
Yes. A tornado has a center of rotation.
A tornado will usually form in the center of the most intense area of rotation.
The rotation in the updraft of a thunderstorm is ultimately what causes a tornado. However, most thunderstorms do not have such rotation.
Yes. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air, so one cannot form without rotation.
Mostly using Doppler radar meteorologists can detect rotation in a thunderstorm, it is this rotation that can produce a tornado.
One of the strongest indicators that a thunderstorm might produce a tornado is rotation in the clouds.
No, the rotation of a tornado is stronger than its updraft.
Not exactly. A tornado itself is a violently rotating windstorm that usually creates a condensation funnel, but a tornado can develop without a funnel.
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.
The rotation in a supercell is what leads to tornado formation.
No. Rotation in a tornado is not uniform.
Thunderstorms form and start rotating. This rotation can then tighten asn intensify into a tornado.