Tornadoes usually form in the southwest portion of a thunderstorm, which is usually the rear part.
Tornadoes are the most violent storms on Earth. As such a tornado will usually be the most violent part of its parent storm.
No, tornadoes can form in different parts of a storm system, including the rear but also in the front or along the edges. Tornadoes are typically associated with severe thunderstorms and can develop wherever the conditions are right for their formation within the storm.
Hurricanes usually spawn supercell tornadoes from supercells that form in their outer bands. These tornadoes are weaker on average than tornadoes from other storm systems.
Tornadoes require thunderstorms to develop. Tornadoes form in the updraft portion of a thunderstorm, which, due to the way wind shear works, is usually in the rear part of the storm.
No. While many hurricanes do produce tornadoes, most tornadoes are the result of storm systems other than hurricanes. Addtionally, the tornadoes that do form in hurricanes usually form along the front part of the storm.
People who follow tornadoes are usually called storm chasers. Well-known storm chasers include Reed Timmer, Tim Samaras, Howard Bluestein, and Warren Faidley.
Tornadoes are usually accompanied by rain and are often accompanied by hail.
Most tornadoes are associated with a type of storm called a supercell.
Tornadoes usually lose strength when the warm, moist air that feeds the parent storm, usually by an influx of cooler air from the rainy or downdraft part of the storm.
Tornadoes are most often spawned by a type of storm called a supercell.
No. A tornado is a microscale storm, as very few tornadoes get to be over 2 kilometers in diameter.
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