Yes. In fact a thunderstorm is the only thing that can cause a tornado.
a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm
A tornado descends from the base of a thunderstorm.
Yes. A tornado can be though of as part of a larger parent thunderstorm, though most thunderstorms do not produce tornadoes.
A tornado
The transformation from a thunderstorm cloud to a tornado can occur rapidly, typically within a matter of minutes. This process involves the development of a severe thunderstorm with rotation that can quickly strengthen and produce a tornado.
No. It is the spinning air that forms a tornado.
No, it is the other way around: thunderstorms cause tornadoes.
The air inside a tornadic thunderstorm (a storm that produces a tornado) does spin. But it is that spinning air that causes the tornado, rather than the tornado starting the air spinning.
A tornado/thunderstorm watch means that weather conditions are good for tornado/thunderstorm. A tornado/thunderstorm warning, however, means that conditions are extreme and a thunderstorm or tornado is likely. Conditions for either storm are very good at this stage.
A tornado descends from the base of a thunderstorm.
a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm
Hurricanes themselves are much larger than any thunderstorm or tornado.
A thunderstorm will cause a tornado. The thunderstorm clouds are the Cumulonimbus clouds. The majority of thunderstorms that produce tornadoes are in a special class called supercells. These are the most powerful thunderstorms on earth and are noted for having a rotating updraft called a mesocyclone.
Yes. A tornado can be though of as part of a larger parent thunderstorm, though most thunderstorms do not produce tornadoes.
Tornadoes are accompanied by rain, but they do not produce it themselves. Rather, the rain is a product of the thunderstorm that spawned the tornado. Hurricanes produce very heavy rain.
well the thunderstorm builds to a super cell which is a sever thunderstorm then all it needs is a rotation
A rotating thunderstorm is also known as a supercell.