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Do tornadoes normally form in tropical oceans?
No, tornadoes typically form over land in association with thunderstorms. Waterspouts, which are tornadoes that form over water, can occur in tropical oceans under specific conditions, but they are generally much weaker than tornadoes that form over land.
Why do tornadoes form over open fields?
Tornadoes can form over open fields because the air in these areas can be relatively undisturbed by obstacles like trees or buildings, allowing for the development of strong updrafts and rotation in the atmosphere. This can create the conditions necessary for a tornado to form and touch down in open areas.
In what part of the Philippines can a tornado develop?
Tornadoes can strike anywhere in the Philippines.
Which clouds develop tornadoes?
Tornadoes form in thunderstorms, which are composed of cumulonimbus clouds. Usually a tornado will form from a wall cloud that develops are the based of the cumulonimbus cloud, and will develop from a funnel cloud that comes out of the wall cloud.
What areas of AZ have no tornadoes?
No part of Arizona is completely free of tornadoes, but they appear to be less common in the western part of the state.
Where doTornados and hurricanes develop?
Tropical cyclones (the generic term for a hurricane) develop over tropical ocean waters. These storms are called hurricanes if, they have sustained winds of at least 74 mph and are in the northern hemisphere either in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean. Tornadoes, by contrast, can form just about anywhere that there are thunderstorms. This means that nearly all regions except for polar areas and perhaps areas of extreme desert, can get tornadoes. However, tornadoes most often form on land in temperate climate zones. They are most prevalent in the central U.S.
Where can tropical cyclones develop?
Yes a tropical cyclone can develop but you wouldn't know till you saw it. They may be common in some areas but not all. But that is what i am guessing.
Where does the water in a hurricane come from?
Hurricanes develop from tropical disturbances over warm ocean water. Tornadoes develop from powerful, rotating thunderstorms.
What clouds do tornadoes develop from?
tornadoes develop from cumulonimbus clouds.
Do tornadoes develop in low pressure areas?
Yes. Most storm activity is associated with low pressure.
Are tornadoes tropical?
No, tornadoes are not tropical phenomena. Tornadoes typically occur in regions with strong temperature contrasts, such as the central United States, where warm, moist air collides with cool, dry air to create the conditions for tornado formation. Tropical cyclones can sometimes produce tornadoes, but tornadoes are not a defining characteristic of tropical systems.
Can there be tropical tornado storms?
Depends on what you mean. Tornadoes can occur in the tropics, and tropical storms can produce tornadoes, but a tropical storm and a tornado are two very different things.
Are there any tropical storms in Minnesota?
No. Tropical storms develop over warm ocean water and don't remain tropical storms more than a couple hundred miles inland. Even then, Minnesota gets its fair share of nasty storms, including tornadoes, even if it does not get tropical storms.
What are the ranges that tornadoes and hurricanes have to from in?
Hurricanes develop over tropical ocean waters usually between 10 and 30 degrees of latitude. They form most often in the western portions of the ocean basins as that is where water tends to be warmest. Tornadoes can develop almost anywhere in the world that gets thunderstorms, and have been recorded in climates ranging from subarctic to tropical. They are most common, however in temperate and subtropical climates over land.
Is a Tropical storm smaller or larger then tornadoes and hurricanes?
Tropical storms are larger in size than tornadoes but smaller than hurricanes. Tropical storms can span hundreds of miles in diameter, while tornadoes are typically less than a mile wide. Hurricanes are much larger than both tropical storms and tornadoes, with wind speeds exceeding those of a tropical storm and the potential to cause widespread damage over a broader area.
Do tornadoes most likely occur when the land is flat?
Tornadoes can occur in a variety of terrain, but they are more common in areas with flat terrain like the Great Plains of the United States. Flat land provides fewer obstacles for the storm to dissipate, allowing tornadoes to develop and sustain for longer periods.
Can a tornado hit Oman?
Yes. Oman can occasionally get tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclones can produce tornadoes. That said, such tornadoes are usually weak, so tornadoes like the ones that devastate communities in the U.S. are unlikely.
