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The air does get sucked upward in a tornado, but a tornado does not create a complete vacuum, if that's what you mean.

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What two air masses cause tornadoes?

Tornadoes most often form where cool dry air and warm moist air collide. This does not directly produce tornadoes but rather produces the thunderstorms that, given a few other factors, can sometimes produce tornadoes. Additionally, such a meeting of air masses is not absolutely necessary for tornadoes to form.


Are all tornadoes visible?

No. Tornadoes may be obscured by rain or the dark of night. A tornado that forms in a pocket of dry air with little or no dust that can be picked up will likely be invisible until it hits moister air or starts lifting dust or debris.


Do tornadoes have to mix with hot air?

No. The common description of tornadoes forming from a collision of hot and cold air is a gross oversimplification. The collision of air masses often produces the storms that spawn tornadoes, but is not a direct cause of the tornadoes themselves. The storms do not necessarily arise from such a collision either. However, the presence of hot, humid air is one of the most favorable factors for tornadoes to form as that is when the air holds the most latent energy.


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.


Why do tornadoes occur in tornado alley?

Tornadoes occur frequently in Tornado Alley due to the unique combination of warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meeting cold, dry air from the Rocky Mountains. This collision of air masses creates the ideal conditions for supercell thunderstorms, which can produce tornadoes. The flat terrain of the region also allows for better visibility of tornadoes as they form.

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Do tornadoes suck?

No, tornadoes do not "suck" as they do not operate like a vacuum cleaner sucking in air. Instead, tornadoes involve a powerful rotating column of air that can cause damage by creating a low-pressure region around them.


Do tornadoes suck things in?

No, tornadoes do not suck things in. They are powerful rotating columns of air that destroy objects in their path through a combination of strong winds and flying debris. The pressure difference created by the tornado can cause objects to be sucked into the vortex, but the tornado itself does not actively "suck" things in.


Do tornadoes suck in things and why?

No, tornadoes do not suck in things like a vacuum. Tornadoes are powerful rotating columns of air, and they primarily cause damage through the strong winds and intense rotation. However, their winds can pick up and transport objects, including debris, which can then be thrown by the tornado or scattered downstream.


Why is a tornado able to suck up anything in its path?

Most tornadoes cannot "suck up" much more than small objects. Tornadoes can suck in and lift objects as the low pressure pulls air inward at great speed. In the tornado air then travels upward rapidly, often carrying some objects with it.


Do April air humidifiers work well?

NO Not at all They suck


How does a tornado suck up all things?

No. Extremely heavy objects are unlikely to be lifted in even the most violent tornadoes. Most tornadoes are not particularly destructive, and only lift relatively light objects.


What kind of pressure makes tornadoes suck things up?

Low pressure


Do tornadoes cause air pollution?

No. Tornadoes can be very destructive, but they do not cause air pollution.


Can a tornado suck up a house?

Yes. Tornadoes have been known to lift houses into the air. It usually takes a very strong tornado to do so, generally of F4 or F5 intensity.


Why are tornadoes made of air?

Tornadoes are made of air necause they are a weather phenomenon and occur within Earth's atmosphere, which is made of air.


What two air masses cause tornadoes?

Tornadoes most often form where cool dry air and warm moist air collide. This does not directly produce tornadoes but rather produces the thunderstorms that, given a few other factors, can sometimes produce tornadoes. Additionally, such a meeting of air masses is not absolutely necessary for tornadoes to form.


Are all tornadoes visible?

No. Tornadoes may be obscured by rain or the dark of night. A tornado that forms in a pocket of dry air with little or no dust that can be picked up will likely be invisible until it hits moister air or starts lifting dust or debris.