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What percent of thunderstorms produce tornadoes?
Less than 1% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes.
Is precipitation associated with tornadoes?
Yes. Tornadoes occur during thunderstorms that produce rain and often hail.
What is the name for a tornadoes that forms in the desert?
The tornado-like whirlwinds that often occur in deserts are called dust devils. They are not actually tornadoes. On rare occasions, true tornadoes do occur in deserts, associated with infrequent severe thunderstorms.
Why are tornadoes less likely to occur in the polar region?
Tornadoes are a product of thunderstorms, which are fueled by warm, moist air. Polar regions are too cold.
What does thermosphere have to do with tornadoes?
The thermosphere is a layer of the Earth's atmosphere far above the troposphere where tornadoes occur. Tornadoes are a result of intense thunderstorms in the lower atmosphere and are not influenced by conditions in the thermosphere.
In what weather do tornadoes occur?
Tornadoes occur during severe thunderstorms.
Is tornadoes seventy five percent of the world?
Tornadoes can occur just about anywhere severe thunderstorms can but are very rare in a lot of places.
What percent of thunderstorms produce tornadoes?
Less than 1% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes.
What is the percentage of thunderstorms do tornadoes occur?
On average, only about 1-2% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes. Tornado formation is a complex process that requires specific atmospheric conditions to be met, which are not present in most thunderstorms.
Is it cloudy when tornadoes happen?
Yes. Tornadoes occur during thunderstorms.
How are thunderstorms and tornados similar?
Both tornadoes and thunderstorms are potentially dangerous weather events that occur as a result of convection. Tornadoes are a product of thunderstorms
Do thunderstorms occur during tornadoes?
Yes. Tornadoes form during severe thunderstorms. They cannot form without them.
One percent of these produce tornadoes?
About 1% of severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes.
Do tornadoes occur from snowstorms?
No. Tornadoes occur from severe thunderstorms called supercells. It is doubtful that a tornado can form in a snowstorm.
Do tornadoes only happen in the US?
No. Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere that gets thunderstorms.
What percent of thunder storms produce tornadoes?
In the United States about 1% of thunderstorms produce tornadoes.
What destructive weather pheonomenon can occur when there are very severe thunderstorms?
Tornadoes
