A satellite tornado is a tornado that touches down near and usually orbits a larger tornado within the same mesocyclone.
Yes, in some instances one tornado may spawn a smaller satellite tornado.
You can't. Tornadoes descend from thunderstorms, and so cannot be seen from above. You can, however, see the thunderstorms in a satellite image. See the link below for a satellite time lapse of storms tha produce tornadoes.
Tornadoes do not exactly split. Some tornadoes have more than one vortex within the main circulation. In most cases these vortices are hidden inside the funnel, but if conditions are right they can become visible, resulting in a tornado with multiple funnels. The appearance of these vortices or the visual effect of one coming out from behind another can sometimes make it look like a tornado is splitting.
The angle of the satellite period, depends on where the satellite is positioned. When you figure out where the satellite is you position the angle to be where and what you need.
A cone-shaped tornado is simple a tornado whose funnel is cone-shaped. Tornado funnels may also appear rope-like, column-like, or appear wispy. The shape and size of a tornado do not necessarily indicate how strong the tornado is.
Yes, in some instances one tornado may spawn a smaller satellite tornado.
A large, intense tornado can sometimes spawn a second smaller tornado that circles it and is called a satellite tornado.
Yes. In some cases a large, strong tornado will produce what is called a satellite tornado, which circles the main one.
When the eye of a tornado becomes more intense and destructive than the larger tornado, it is known as a "tornado within a tornado" or a "satellite tornado." This phenomenon occurs when a smaller, more powerful vortex forms within the main tornado circulation.
Sort of. The vortex of a tornado can break down into a series of suction vorticies that circle inside the main vortex, but it is still considered one tornado. Some strong tornadoes can also spawn a small satellite tornado, which circles outside the large tornado.
A tornado cannot cause another type of storm, though some strong tornadoes will spawn smaller satellite tornadoes that "orbit" the main vortex.
You can't. Tornadoes descend from thunderstorms, and so cannot be seen from above. You can, however, see the thunderstorms in a satellite image. See the link below for a satellite time lapse of storms tha produce tornadoes.
Smaller tornadoes near a larger tornadoes are often called satellite tornadoes. Smaller vortices within a tornado are called subvorticies or suction vorticies.
Available records do not mention any twin tornadoes in Fargo in the 1950s. Fargo was hit by an F3 tornado on August 30, 1956 and an F5 tornado on June 20, 1957. However, sometimes a strong tornado will spawn a weaker satellite tornado that orbits it for a short while. Weak tornadoes in the 1950s often escaped notice, so it is possible that one of these two tornadoes was accompanied by a weak satellite tornado that was never recorded. Some tornadoes contain smaller vortices within the main funnel. These can sometimes be visible as two or more funnels in a single tornado. Such a multiple vortex tornado is another possibility.
It depends. More than one tornado produce by a cyclic supercell are called a tornado family. Six or more tornadoes produced by the same storm system is called a tornado outbreak. If one tornado forms next to, and circles another it is called a satellite tornado. Another possibility is what is called a multiple vortex tornado. This is a tornado that has several smaller, more intense suction vorticies moving around inside it, almost like mini-twisters. However, it is still considered one tornado even though it may have two or more funnels.
While it's possible to photograph a tornado don't think one has been captured in Google Earth satellite or aerial imagery. What you can see is the near real-time weather overlays for an area during a tornado. There are historical paths of tornadoes that can be seen in Google Earth.What is more readily available is imagery showing the aftermath of a tornado. On May 4th 2007 the town of Greensburg, Kansas was devastated by a tornado and most of the town was destroyed. Shortly after the devastation, one of Google's satellite providers, DigitalGlobe, jumped into action and gathered imagery of the region for search-and-rescue teams and made it available to Google Earth.
No. Tornadoes descend from very large parent thunderstorms. If you were to try to see a tornado from space the parent thunderstorm would block it from view. Additionally, many tornadoes are very brief, too brief to orient a satellite.