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A thunderstorm is any rain storm that produces thunder and lighting. They are typically the result of a rising mass of warm, moist air in a cumulonimbus cloud.
A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system with a defined center of rotation, turning counterclockwise if it is in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. There are tropical cyclones, which include hurricanes and typhoons, and mid-latitude cyclones, which occur in temperate climates.
A tornado is a violently rotating and often destructive column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground, often accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud.
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Is a land cyclone another name for a tornado?
No. Although some people refer to tornadoes as cyclones this is incorrect. A cyclone is a large scale low pressure system A tornado is a small scale circulation spawned from a thunderstorm. However, there is one type of tornado known as a landspout.
Is a cyclone a tornado too?
No. A tornado is a small scale but violent vortex that forms as a result of a thunderstorm and are dependent on a parent storm.A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system orders of magnitude larger than a tornado. Cyclones can be violent but do not have to be.Cyclones and tornadoes both have low pressure and cyclonic rotation, but they are classified separately as they operate on different scales and are powered by different mechanisms
Is a cyclone another name for a tornado?
No, a cyclone is a large-scale weather system that rotates around a low-pressure center, typically bringing strong winds and heavy rain. A tornado, on the other hand, is a small-scale, rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
What is the difference between weather warning and weather watch?
A tornado/thunderstorm watch means that weather conditions are good for tornado/thunderstorm. A tornado/thunderstorm warning, however, means that conditions are extreme and a thunderstorm or tornado is likely. Conditions for either storm are very good at this stage.
Where does a tornado descend from?
A tornado descends from the base of a thunderstorm.
What forms the shape of a tornado?
a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm
Does a hurricane have a larger thunderstorm than a tornado?
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
Is the most dangerous tornado and violent tornado a cyclone?
No. Cyclones and tornadoes are completely different phenomena.
What would happen if a cyclone and a tornado collide?
A tornado and a cyclone cannot collide as they work on entirely different orders of magnitude. A cyclone is is its own large-scale self-sustaining weather system. A tornado is a small-scale vortex that is part of a parent thunderstorm, which is itself usually part of a larger storm system. Most tornadoes form from storms that develop along the fronts connected to a mid-latitude cyclone, and some are produced in theouter storm bands of tropical cyclones. When two cyclones collide, they merge into one.
When or where is a cyclone called a tornado?
A cyclone and a tornado are two different things. A cyclone is virtually any large scale atmospheric low pressure system with rotation. These systems often bring rain, thunderstorms, and sometimes blizzards they are not necessarily violent or severe. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Unlike cyclones tornadoes are small scale circulations that are violent by definition and are completely dependent on a larger parent storm.
What is a violent cyclone of small diameter over land?
This most closely describes a tornado, though a tornado technically is not a cyclone.
Is a tornado part of a thunderstorm?
Yes. A tornado can be though of as part of a larger parent thunderstorm, though most thunderstorms do not produce tornadoes.
