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What way does the tornado wind blow?
The winds in a tornado spin, so the wind itself can come from any direction. Except for rare cases, tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise.
What causes tornado damage?
Tornado damaged is caused by a tornado's powerful winds and objects carried y those winds.
Describe the winds within a tornado itself?
Inside the funnel, the air pressure is very low, so that the pressure inside the eye of a hurricane. Only that in the event of a tornado, the pressure is much lower, lower than anywhere else on Earth.
What does cyclones and tornado have in common?
Both have winds that rotate cyclonically around a low pressure center. Cyclonic rotation is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.
What winds are associated with tornadoes?
Tornadoes produce powerful winds that rotate about a central axis and move up. Outside the tornado wind spirals inward. In some tornadoes smaller vortices develop inside the main circulation.
Does a tornado have 120 kmhour counterclock wise winds?
That would be a hurricane, with winds of at least 120 km/h, counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, though they go by different names in the southern hemisphere where they rotate clockwise. A tornado generally has counterclockwise winds in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern in the northern hemisphere and winds can be 120 km/h, but they can range from 105km/h to over 480km/h.
How strong can the winds in a tornado funnel reach?
On rare occasions winds in a tornado can get to a little over 300mph.
Which do winds move in a tornado in the northern hemisphere?
The vast majority of tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. However in rare cases (less than 1%) tornadoes in the northern hemisphere will rotate clockwise. These are called anticyclonic tornadoes.
What side of a tornado is worse?
In the northern hemisphere the right side of a tornado is generally worse. Since most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate clockwise the winds right side of the tornado will be equal to the speed at which it spins plus the speed it is moving at. The opposite is true in the southern hemisphere.
How do you classify a tornado with winds 120 mph?
A tornado with estimated winds of 120 mph would be rated EF2.
What is a tornado rated at with winds of 100 mph?
A tornado with estimated winds of 100 mph would be rated EF1.
Are cyclones faster than tornadoes?
It depends on the cyclone, and the tornado. In some cases cyclone winds and tornado winds fall into the same range. However, tornado winds are generally stronger. By definition, a tornado must produce winds strong enough to cause damage; the same is not true of a cyclone. The very strongest tornadoes produce winds in excess of 300 mph, the fastest winds on earth.
