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Tornadoes can occur nearly anywhere that there are thunderstorms,
But the occur most frequently on the central plains of the United States.
Tornadoes form when wind shear, rolling air currents formed by differences in the wind at different altitudes gets taken into the updraft of a thunderstorm (usually along a boundary between warm and cold air masses) and starts the storm rotating, turning it into a supercell. A supercell is a powerful thunderstorm with a strong, rotating updraft called a mesocyclone.
A downdraft then descends from the back of the storm and wraps around the mesocyclone, tightening and intensifying it into a tornado.
What else can I help you with?
Can tornadoes form?
Yes, tornadoes can form. Hundreds, even thousands of tornadoes form every year.
Do tornadoes form on mountains?
Tornadoes can form in mountains, but most do not.
Do tornadoes form from stratus clouds?
No. Tornadoes form from cumulonimbus clouds.
Why do tornadoes not form in antarcica?
Antarctica is too cold for tornadoes to form. Tornadoes need energy from warm air.
Do tornadoes come form clouds?
Yes. Tornadoes form from the clouds of a thunderstorm.
Does tornadoes form by land or water?
Tornadoes most often form on land, but they can form over water.
Is various form of energy from tornadoes?
No it does not come from tornadoes . :] .....
What do thunderstorms have to do with Tornadoes?
Tornadoes need thunderstorms to form.
What kind of clouds to tornadoes form from?
Tornadoes mostly form from cumulonimbus clouds. :D
What type of wind do tornadoes form from?
Tornadoes usually form from a type of thunderstorm called a supercell. Tornadoes themselves are a unique type of windstorm.
Do tornadoes form in Antarctica?
While they happen everywhere else, tornadoes are not known to form in Antarctica.
Do mostly tornadoes form in updrafts?
Entirely in updrafts. Tornadoes form in the updraft portion of a thunderstorm.
