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What kind of cloud does a funnel cloud become when it touches the ground?
When a funnel cloud touches the ground, it becomes a tornado. Tornadoes are characterized by rotating columns of air extending from a cloud to the ground. They can be incredibly destructive and are classified based on the damage they cause using the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
Is a funnel cloud that touches the ground a thunderhead or a supercell?
Neither. A funnel cloud that touches the ground is a tornado. A thunderhead is the sort of cloud that develops into a thunderstorm, and a supercell is the kind of thunderstorm most likely to produce a tornado.
What kind of damage does a funnel cloud do?
A funnel cloud is a rotating, cone-shaped cloud that extends downward from a thunderstorm. While it is not considered a tornado until it touches the ground, a funnel cloud can still produce strong winds and hail. If a funnel cloud does touch down, it can cause the same type of damage as a tornado, including destruction of buildings, trees, and other structures.
What kind of cloud is a rotating column of air that doesn't touch the ground?
A rotating column of air that does not touch the ground is typically referred to as a funnel cloud. Funnel clouds are associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, and they can form from rotating updrafts within the storm's cloud base. If a funnel cloud reaches the ground, it becomes a tornado.
Which kind of storm has a funnel shaped cloud?
A funnel-shaped cloud is typically associated with a tornado, which is a violent rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes can cause significant damage and are characterized by their distinctive funnel cloud shape.
What kind of cloud touches the ground?
A fog cloud is a type of cloud that touches the ground. Fog is formed when moist air near the ground cools down to the point where it can no longer hold all of its moisture, leading to condensation and the formation of fog.
What happens before the tornado hits the ground?
Before a tornado hits the ground, a rotating column of air forms in the storm cloud known as a funnel cloud. This funnel cloud extends towards the ground, and once it makes contact, the tornado is then officially considered to have touched down.
Are tornadoes a type of cloud?
No. Tornadoes themselves are a kind of violently rotating windstorm. The cloud of a tornado, known as the funnel, is found in most tornadoes but not all.
Fog is actually a cloud that is low enough to touch the ground what kind of cloud is fog?
A stratus cloud
Is cloud to ground lightning the deadliest kind of lightning?
I'm pretty sure that's the only kind of lightning.
What kind of clouds make a whirlwind?
It depends. Common whirlwinds such as dust devils and steam devils are not associated with any sort of cloud formation. Tornadoes involve multiple cloud types. In a typical case, a funnel cloud emeges from a wall cloud, which is attatched to a cumulonimbus cloud. Waterspouts can from from cumulonimbu or cumulus congestus clouds.
What kind of weathering is a sign of tornadoes?
Signs of a potential tornado include rotation in the clouds, a persistent lowering of the cloud base, and a hole opening up in the clouds near the back of a storm (these are all potential precursors). Other signs include a funnel or con shaped extension of the cloud base, and swirling debris on the ground, indicating that a tornado or funnel cloud has formed.
