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An airmass that is very warm and dry would be very light and have a tendency to rise up.

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What would be a perfect setting for a tornado to occur?

The perfect setting for a tornado to occur would be: Upper Level winds are strong, and in a very different direction from those near the ground. A low pressure system pulls air from the Gulf of Mexico northward, creating very hot, humid weather. At the same time it pulls in cool air from the north and dry air from the west, pushing those air masses into the warm moist air mass, forming a cold front and a dry line, causing thunderstorms to spring up. The cold front and dry line intersect, forming a triple point. The storms become strong and begin rotating, and have the potential of producing tornadoes. The storms at the triple point are especially violent, and have the greatest potential for producing tornadoes.


What are the air like at the poles?

The air at the poles is generally very cold, dry, and clean due to the lack of industrial activity and pollution in these remote regions. However, the air quality can be affected by factors like ozone depletion and occasional transport of pollutants from lower latitudes.


What type of air masses makes tornadoes?

Tornadoes typically form when warm, moist air masses and cool, dry air masses collide, usually in the presence of a strong jet stream. The warm air rises rapidly and the cool air descends, creating instability and leading to the formation of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.


What weather patterns are nessary for a tornado to occur?

Tornadoes require wind shear and thunderstorms (which can form under a number of circumstances) to occur. Typically the strong thunderstorms needed for tornadoes to occur form along a dry line or cold front. Tornadoes very often form where a cold front and dry line intersect.


What is the first ingredient needed for a tornado to develop?

The first ingredient needed in instability, which occurs when the lower atmosphere is warm and moist while the upper portion is cold and dry. Instability is what drives thunderstorms.

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