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It depends on the storm, but in most cases a tornado will form in the rear portion of a supercell, near the boundary between the updraft and the downdraft.
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Do tornadoes form in the same type of cloud that a thunderstorm does?
Yes. Tornadoes need thunderstorms to form.
Does a tornado come from a severe thunderstorm?
Yes. Tornadoes form from severe thunderstorms.
Is a tornado bigger than a thunderstorm?
No. A even a small thunderstorm is larger than very large tornado. This is partly due to the fact that tornadoes form within thunderstorms.
Does a tornado form on the ground first?
No. General scientific consensus is that most tornadoes start forming up inside a thunderstorm and extend downward. There is evidence that some tornadoes form from the ground up, however.
What temperature brings tornadoes?
There is not particular temperature at which tornadoes form. It is common, however, for the weather to be hot and humid before a tornado and its parent thunderstorm come through and to be cooler afterwards.
Do tornadoes come form clouds?
Yes. Tornadoes form from the clouds of a thunderstorm.
Do mostly tornadoes form in updrafts?
Entirely in updrafts. Tornadoes form in the updraft portion of a thunderstorm.
Do tornadoes form in the same type of cloud that a thunderstorm does?
Yes. Tornadoes need thunderstorms to form.
Can a tornado form in a thunderstorm?
Yes. All tornadoes form in thunderstorms.
What type of weather makes tornadoes?
Tornadoes are produce by thunderstorms. Most tornadoes form in a special kind of thunderstorm called a supercell, the most powerful type of thunderstorm on earth.
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.
What do most tornadoes form in association with?
Most tornadoes are associate with a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.
Why do tornadoes form by clouds?
Because only the the energy involved in a thunderstorm or developing thunderstorm is enough to form something as strong as a tornado.
What thunderstorm produces the most damaging tornadoes?
A supercell. The majority of tornadoes, strong or weak, form from these storms.
What type of thunder storm produces tornadoes?
Tornadoes generally form in a kind of thunderstorm called a supercell.
Has a thunderstorm ever turned into a tornado?
Thunderstorms do not turn in tornadoes, but they can produce them. In fact all tornadoes form in thunderstorms.
Do tornadoes form in thunder storm clouds?
Yes, by definition tornadoes are a kind of violent windstorm produced by a thunderstorm.
