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Are tornadoes a mesoscale storm?
No. A tornado is a microscale storm, as very few tornadoes get to be over 2 kilometers in diameter.
Are tornadoes always the rear of a 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.
What do tornadoes look like from space?
Tornadoes themselves cannot be seen from space because they are blocked from above by the thunderstorms that produce them. The link below shows a storm satellite of a storm system that was producing tornadoes at the time the picture was taken. The tornadoes themselves formed under the storms that are seen as the right-hand branch of the spiral-shaped system. Again, what you are seeing is the storm that produced the tornadoes, not the tornadoes themselves. At this resolution individual tornadoes would be too small to see anyway.
Can a hurricane and tornado form and come together?
They can't combine into a single storm, if that's what you mean, as tornadoes and hurricanes operate on different levels of magnitude within the atmosphere. Howevere, many hurricanes spawn tornadoes in their outer storm bands.
In what percent of thunderstorms do tornadoes occur?
About 1% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes.
Is a tornado the largest and strongest storm?
The strongest tornadoes produce the fastest winds of any storm on earth, but tornadoes are small compared to most storms.
Do tornadoes have the fastest wind speeds?
The strongest tornadoes do, yes. In some cases tornadoes can produce winds over 300 mph. No other storm on earth can match that.
What is the fastest storm?
The fastest storm on record is the Tri-State Tornado, which occurred in the central US in 1925. With estimated wind speeds reaching up to 300 mph, it holds the title for the fastest tornado ever recorded.
Is tornadoes the fastest wind on Earth?
No, tornadoes are not the fastest wind on Earth. The fastest winds on Earth are found in weather phenomena such as jet streams and hurricanes. Tornadoes can have extremely high wind speeds, but they are localized and short-lived compared to other weather events.
What type of storm could cause tornadoes?
Most tornadoes are associated with a type of storm called a supercell.
What type of storm often brings tornadoes?
Tornadoes are most often spawned by a type of storm called a supercell.
Are tornadoes a mesoscale storm?
No. A tornado is a microscale storm, as very few tornadoes get to be over 2 kilometers in diameter.
What is most Violent storm?
Tornadoes
Which storm has the strongest fastest winds tornado hurricane or thunderstorm?
Both are, but it is probably more likely with a tornado.
What kind of storm is normally associated with tornadoes?
Supercells are normally associated with tornadoes.
What are the scientists called that chase tornadoes?
People who study tornadoes are a type of meteorologist.
Who studies tornadoes today?
Tornadoes are studied by meteorologist, some of whom are storm chasers.
