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What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
2 types of air masses that form a tornado?
Most often a warm, moist air mass collides with a cool air mass, a cold air mass, or both. However, such a collision alone will only form thunderstorms. Other factors are needed for those storms to produce tornadoes.
Can a tornado form without a thunderstorm?
No, tornadoes typically form within severe thunderstorms that have strong updrafts and rotating air. The intense vertical motion within a thunderstorm is necessary for creating the conditions that can lead to tornado formation.
What kind of air masses are colliding over tornado alley?
The colliding air masses in Tornado Alley are warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. This collision is just part of the recipe for tornadoes.
What is one reason so many tornadoes form in tornado alley?
In Tornado Alley Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meets with dry air masses from the Rockies and/or cool air masses from Canada. These collisions can produce violent thunderstorms that can sometimes produce tornadoes. See the related question below for more detail.
When two air masses meet we normally refer to this as?
A Tornado A Front.
Where do continental air masses form?
Continental air masses form in the United States
How can a tornado form in space?
Tornadoes cannot form in space. A tornado is a vortex of air. There is no air in space.
What weather conditions is a tornado most lkely to form in?
Tornadoes are most likely to form in severe thunderstorms that have a combination of warm, moist air at the surface and cool, dry air aloft. The collision of these air masses can create the necessary conditions for the formation of a tornado. Additionally, strong wind shear and atmospheric instability play a key role in tornado development.
What are Air masses that form over land are called?
continental air masses
How are air masses that form over land similar from air masses that form over water?
they are over land
How are air masses that form over land similar from air masses form over water?
they are over land
