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Do tornadoes never touch the ground?
Yes, tornadoes do touch the ground. If the don't they are not considered tornadoes. However, in order to qualify the visible funnel does not have to reach ground winds, just the vortex of wind.
What do tornadoes start as?
Tornadoes start as a funnel cloud, becoming a tornado when they reach the ground.
What direction do most tornadoes come from?
Tornadoes most often come out of the southwest.
Does a tornado form on the ground first?
No. General scientific consensus is that most tornadoes start forming up inside a thunderstorm and extend downward. There is evidence that some tornadoes form from the ground up, however.
What can tornadoes come from?
Tornadoes come from thunderstorms, usually, powerful rotating storms called supercells. However, tornadoes can sometimes form with squall lines, hurricanes, and in rare cases, single cell storms.
Do tornadoes come from inside the earth?
No. Tornadoes come from thunderstorms, which form in the air. The tornado itself starts forming several thousand feet above the ground.
What are tornadoes called when they hit the ground?
A tornado that touches the ground is simply a tornado. Before it touches down it is called a funnel cloud.
Do tornadoes never touch the ground?
Yes, tornadoes do touch the ground. If the don't they are not considered tornadoes. However, in order to qualify the visible funnel does not have to reach ground winds, just the vortex of wind.
How do tornadoes come down to the ground?
Tornadoes form when warm, moist air at the surface rises and meets cooler, drier air aloft. This creates spinning columns of air called mesocyclones, which can then be funneled downward to the ground by surrounding updrafts and downdrafts within a thunderstorm.
Can 3 tornado come in the same time?
Yes, it is possible for there to be 3 tornadoes on the ground at the same time, though it is unusual for them to come close to one another.
How skinny can a tornado be at the ground?
Tornadoes can vary in width, but the narrowest tornadoes can be as thin as a few meters at the ground. These thin tornadoes are often referred to as rope tornadoes because of their slender and elongated shape.
Is various form of energy from tornadoes?
No it does not come from tornadoes . :] .....
Do tornadoes stay on the ground for a few minutes hours or days?
Most tornadoes last a few minutes, and some may only be on the ground for seconds. However, a handful of tornadoes have lasted for two or three hours.
Did the tornado in Florida touch the ground in march 2011?
There were several tornadoes in Florida in March of 2011, They did indeed touch the ground; they wouldn't have been tornadoes otherwise.
Do tornadoes make marks on the ground?
Tornadoes can leave marks on crops, but it is rare for them to make marks in the ground itself. That usually takes a very strong tornado.
What percentage of tornadoes actually touch the ground?
Techincally, 100%. If it does not touch the ground it is not considered a tornado. The number of potential tornadoes that do not touch down is not known, as these weaker circulations are often difficult to detect.
What are the names of all the tornadoes that have hit the ground?
not tornadoes do not have names they only get named by the place where they touch down
