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Why do tornadoes have an eye?

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For a similar reason that a hurrican has an eye. A tornado has low pressure at its center that draw air inward in a spiral fasion. As the air moves in it speeds up. As it enters the core of the tornado it is sometimes spinning so fast that it cannot move any farther inward. This creates a relatively calm area where the violent winds do not enter. Anything that does enter tends to get flung back out.

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Do tornadoes have eyes?

Many tornadoes have a structure similar to the eye of a hurricane, but the only true eyes are in tropical cyclones. In Tornadoes and other storms it is called a weak echo region.


Is there such thing as a eye of a tornado?

Yes. Some tornadoes have a feature similar to the eye of a hurricane.


Do tornadoes have an calm part in the middle?

Yes. Many tornadoes do have a calm center similar to the eye of a hurricane.


Can tornadoes happened during hurracane?

Some hurricanes do produce tornadoes in their outer areas. Even without tornadoes, in winds in the eye wall of a hurricane are just as strong as in some tornadoes.


Is the center of a tornado a downdraft?

It depends. It is an updraft in most tornadoes, but in some tornadoes there is a downdraft at the center much like that in the eye of a hurricane.


Is the eye of a storm the same thing as the eye of a tornado?

They eye of a storm is more often identified with the eye of a hurricane, though there is a similar structure in some tornadoes that could be called an eye.


Do tornadoes have real eyes?

Many tornadoes have a structure similar to the eye of a hurricane, but the only true eyes are in tropical cyclones. In Tornadoes and other storms it is called a weak echo region.


What forms in the center of hurricanes and tornadoes?

Both hurricanes and at least some tornadoes have a calm area at the center called an eye. Though in technical terminology only the eye of a hurricane is a true eye. In a tornado it is referred to as a "weak-echo region" as it does not reflect a radar beam.


Why are tornadoes ugly?

Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. Tornadoes do ugly things in destroying homes and hurting and killing people. On the other hand, in terms of appearance, some people find tornadoes beautiful.


Do tornadoes have eyewalls?

Although tornadoes often have a structure that resembles the eye of a hurricane, this structure, called a weak echo hole is not the same as the eye of a hurricane. Although the area surrounding the center does have violent winds even if the actual center does not, it is not called an eyewall.


Does a tornado have a calm spot?

Yes. Many tornadoes have a calm center similar to the eye of a hurricane.


Do the winds swirl around the eye of the tornado?

Not all tornadoes have an eyelike feature, but the winds do swirl around a center of rotation, whether it is marked by an eye or not.