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The warm, moist air involved in tornado formation usually comes from a warm body of water. For the United States it is usually the Gulf of Mexico.
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Where does the warm air come from in a tornado?
The warm air usually originates from a tropical or subtropical latitude, usually from over a warm body of water such as the Gulf of Mexico.
Where does the fuel of the tornadoes come from?
The fuel of a tornado is the warm, moist air that powers its parent thunderstorm.
Where does the hot air and cold air come from in a tornado?
Warm anc cold air colliding are not a direct cause of tornadoes, but they can be a step in the process. where they come from depends on the region the weater system is in. But normally the warm air comes from a warm part of the ocean while the cold air comes from a cold region. In the Central United States, for example, the warm air comes from the Gulf of Mexico while the cold air comes from Canada.
What causes a tornado to start dying?
A tornado may start dying due to a decrease in the warm, moist air feeding into the storm, or if it becomes wrapped in rain-cooled air that stifles its rotation. Additionally, if the parent thunderstorm that spawned the tornado weakens or moves away, the tornado may dissipate.
Where does cold air come from that produces a tornado?
The thunderstorms that produce tornadoes often form along cold fronts, when a old air mass pushes into a warm air mass. The cold front develops when a low pressure system (which rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere) pulls cold air from the north. For U.S. storm systems this cold air is pulled down from Canada.
Where does the warm air come from in a tornado?
The warm air usually originates from a tropical or subtropical latitude, usually from over a warm body of water such as the Gulf of Mexico.
Where does the fuel of the tornadoes come from?
The fuel of a tornado is the warm, moist air that powers its parent thunderstorm.
What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
What is cool air rising and warm air sinking?
tornado
Is the warm air mass forming a tornado a tropical air mass?
Yes. The warm air mass that often plays a role in tornado formation is called a maritime tropical air mass.
What type of pressure system is a tornado?
A tornado produces low pressure, but it is not a pressure system in and of itself.
Where does the force from a tornado come from?
The power of a tornado comes from the thunderstorm that produces it. A thunderstorm is powered by the energy that water vapor releases when it condenses. Differences in wind speed and direction wind altitude, a condition called wind shear, sets these storms rotating. This rotation can then tighten and intensify to form a tornado.
What feeds a tornado?
A tornado is poweered by the thunderstorm that porduces it. This storm is fueled by warm, moist air.
Why don't tornadoes cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?
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.
Where does the hot air and cold air come from in a tornado?
Warm anc cold air colliding are not a direct cause of tornadoes, but they can be a step in the process. where they come from depends on the region the weater system is in. But normally the warm air comes from a warm part of the ocean while the cold air comes from a cold region. In the Central United States, for example, the warm air comes from the Gulf of Mexico while the cold air comes from Canada.
What causes a tornado to start dying?
A tornado may start dying due to a decrease in the warm, moist air feeding into the storm, or if it becomes wrapped in rain-cooled air that stifles its rotation. Additionally, if the parent thunderstorm that spawned the tornado weakens or moves away, the tornado may dissipate.
What type of air travels to tornado alley from the gulf of Mexico?
The Gulf of Mexico provides warm, moist air.
